Marray-Nielsen dream ends in semis

ByEurosport

Updated 11/11/2012 at 20:14 GMT

Jonathan Marray's dream to add the ATP World Tour Finals crown to his Wimbledon doubles title ended at the semi-finals stage in what will probably be the last match of his partnership with Frederik Nielsen.

Britain's Jonathan Marray (L) and Denmark's Frederik Nielsen (R) celebrate beating India's Rohan Bopanna and India's Mahesh Bhupathi

Image credit: AFP

Britain’s Marray will have to find a new doubles partner as Denmark’s Nielsen, 29, makes one last bid for a successful singles career.

The duo landed a shock Wimbledon title this summer, and did well to qualify from a tough group and the season-ending titles, but a 6-4 6-3 defeat to Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez ended that run.

Marray and Nielsen were broken once in the first set but, despite breaking back to 3-3 in the second, lost their last three games as the Spanish duo cruised to victory.

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