Rohan-Qureshi duo clinches SA Open title

Rohan-Qureshi duo clinches SA Open titleIndia's Rohan Bopanna and his partner Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan has won their maiden ATP title as the Indo-Pak duo clinched the men's doubles title in the South African Open at Johannesburg.

Rohan-Qureshi has defeated Slovakian Karol Beck and Harold Levy of Israel 2-6 6-3 10-5 in the final at the Montecasino Outdoor Arena. The Indo-Pak pair lost the first set but came back strongly in the second set and clinched the match by winning last two sets.

The unseeded duo of Rohan-Qureshi had played exceptionally well in the tournament as they had ousted second and third seeded pairs in their sojourn to the title round. Rohan-Qureshi has gained 250 rankings points with the title win.

This is Rohan's second tour event title as he had won the Los Angeles Open title in 2008 with American Eric Butorac while Qureshi has won his maiden title.

Speaking to the media, Rohan said that they played their normal and aggressive game in the final and delay in the match due to rain also helped them to make strategy for the match.