Bopanna-Coetzee in semis of France ATP event

Marseille: Indian Davis Cupper Rohan Bopanna and Jeff Coetzee prevailed in a marathon Super Tie-breaker to upset third seeds Mark Lopez and Tommy Robredo and stormed into semifinals of the ATP World Tour event. The unseeded Indo-South African pair beat their fancied Spanish rivals 4-6, 6-1, 21-19 in the quarter-final of the euro 512,750 hard court event.Their confidence sky high after winning the second set and drawing level, Bopanna and Coetzee further raised their game and notched up points when it mattered most to clinch the issue via a thrilling Super Tie-break. They will now take on the top seeds Julian Knowle of Austria and Robert Lindstedt of Sweden.Bopanna and his Pakistani partner Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi had won the Johannesburg event early this month. PTI