Granollers and Lopez take ATP Finals doubles title to Spain
ByReuters
Published 12/11/2012 at 21:14 GMT
Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez became the first Spanish pair to win the ATP Tour Finals doubles title for 37 years with a narrow victory over India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna.
Spain's Marcel Granollers (R) and Marc Lopez hold the trophy after defeating India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna in their doubles final tennis match at the ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena
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The Barcelona natives, the first Spaniards to qualify for the season-ender since Emilio Sanchez and Sergio Casal in 1994, held their nerve to win a third set championship tiebreak 10-3 after the first two sets were split 7-5 3-6.
The only other Spanish duo to win the title were Juan Gisbert and Manuel Orantes in 1975 in Stockholm when the title was decided by a round-robin group.
Granollers and Lopez, who beat world No.1 pairing Bob and Mike Bryan in group play last Monday, will be part of Spain's Davis Cup final team against the Czech Republic later this week.
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