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Bhupathi/Bopanna To Face Polish Power In Final

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Bhupathi, Bopanna© Dubai Duty Free Tennis ChampionshipsMahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna reached their first ATP World Tour final together.

Fourth seeds Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna reached their first ATP World Tour final together on Friday as they defeated Austrians Julian Knowle and Alexander Peya 7-6(2), 7-6(7) in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships semi-finals.

The Indians joined forces full-time at the start of the 2012 season and have reached two semi-finals at the Aircel Chennai Open (l. to Erlich/Ram) and at last week’s Open 13 in Marseille (l. to Brown/Tsonga).  The 37-year-old Bhupathi is bidding to win the Dubai title for the fourth time, having lifted the trophy in 1998 (w/Paes), 2004 (w/Santoro) and 2008 (w/Knowles).

In the final they will face the ‘Polish Power’, Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski, who defeated Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram 6-4, 3-6, 10-4 in 76 minutes. The third seeds are through to their first final of the season.

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