The sixth seeded Indian pair of Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna lost in the finals of the ATP Cincinnati Masters, says a report in The Times of India.
The Indian pair was defeated by Sweden'sRobert Lindstedt and Romania's Horia Tecau 4-6, 4-6 in straight sets in the summit clash of the $2,825,280 hard court event.
This was their second ATP final, earlier in the year they had won a title in a Dubai ATP event.
In the men’s singles category world number one Roger Federer defeated Novak Djokovic 6-0 7-6 to win his sixth ATP title of the year, says a report in The Hindustan Times.
In the women’s singles China's Li Na defeated German Angelique Kerber 1-6 6-3 6-1 to win the title.
Federer was quoted in The Hindu saying, “It’s been a long summer. The change from grass to hard courts is not easy but we all have to do it. “Even with how well I’m playing you never expect yourself to win these big matches. It’s been a great week for me.”
Djokovic said, ““I had a terrible first set; he started very solid on serve. He was using it very efficiently and putting a lot pressure on my serve. “I made a lot of double faults and didn’t find my rhythm; it was over in 20 minutes. I played better in the second; I thought it was very even. But when I had the chances I didn’t use them. He deserved to win.”