Bopanna-Yuzuki stun top seeds to storm into summit clash of Japan Open

Rohan Bopanna

In a season-best performance, veteran Indian tennis player Rohan Bopanna and his Japanese partner Takeru Yuzuki stormed into the Japan Open final after stunning top-seeded American duo of Christian Harrison and Evan King in a tense semi-final clash on Monday.

The Indo-Japanese wild card pair displayed remarkable grit to upset Harrison and King 4-6, 6-3, 18-16. After dropping the opening set, Bopanna and Yuzuki bounced back strongly in the second and then held their nerve in a marathon super tie-break, converting their third match point.

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