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Doubles delight for Bopanna and Nedunchezhiyan

Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (left) and Rohan Bopanna with their Chennai Open trophies

By: Eastern Eye Staff

Rohan Bopanna and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan, playing together for only the second time, notched up a memorable victory in an historic all-Indian doubles final, as they outplayed compatriots Divij Sharan and Purav Raja in the Chennai Open last Sunday (8). World number 28 Bopanna and Jeevan beat their compatriots 6-3, 6-4 in just 65 minutes to win their first title together and deny Sharan and Raja their third at this level. It is the first time that an Indian team has clinched the Chennai Open trophy since legends Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi took the title in 2011. That pair, also…

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