Bopanna-Shapovalov reach Rotterdam Open men's doubles semis

Rotterdam, February 14: Rohan Bopanna and Denis Shapovalov reached the Rotterdam Open semi-finals after a hard-fought victory over Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau on Thursday (February 13).

Bopanna and Shapovalov edged their way to the last four in Rotterdam with a 6-2, 3-6, 10-7 victory over fourth seeds and 2015 champions in 74 minutes.

The Indo-Canadian pair, who reached their first ATP Tour final in June last year at the MercedesCup in Stuttgart, will next face the winners of Henri Kontinen and Jan-Lennard Struff versus Jamie Murray and Ken Skupski.

In the pre-quarterfinals on Tuesday (February 11), the duo had beaten Australian pair John Peers and Michael Venus 7-6(0), 6-7(5), 10-8, while the French-Roumanian pair Stefanos Tsitsipas and Nenad Zimonjic in straight sets.