Bopanna-Ramanathan stun top seeds Dodig-Melo for title

10 January,2022 07:27 AM IST |  Adelaide  |  AP

The Indian pair defeated Dodig and Melo in straight sets to win the tournament. Bopanna and Ramanathan defeated Dodig and Melo 7-6, 6-1 here at the Centre Court

India’s Rohan Bopanna (left) and Ramkumar Ramanathan with the trophy at Memorial Drive in Adelaide yesterday. Pic/Getty Images


India men's doubles pair of Rohan Bopanna and Ramkumar Ramanathan defeated top-seeded Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo to win the Adelaide International tournament on Sunday.

The Indian pair defeated Dodig and Melo in straight sets to win the tournament. Bopanna and Ramanathan defeated Dodig and Melo 7-6, 6-1 here at the Centre Court. Meanwhile, World No.1 Ash Barty continued her sensational week in Adelaide by clinching the doubles title with countrywoman Storm Sanders on Sunday.

Double delight for Barty

After winning the singles title earlier in the day, Barty combined with Sanders to defeat Darija Jurak and Andreja Klepac 6-1, 6-4. This was Barty's 12th doubles title. The win was Sanders' third career doubles title and first partnering with Barty.

In the singles final, top seed Barty claimed her second Adelaide International title in the past three years on Sunday after dominating Elena Rybakina in the women's singles final. She cruised to a 6-3, 6-2 win over No.7 seed Rybakina in just 64 minutes.

Monfils defeats Khachanov

In the men's singles final, Gael Monfils captured his first title in almost two years with an assured victory over Karen Khachanov. No.1 Monfils out-steadied his Russian opponent 6-4, 6-4.

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