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Bopanna-Mergea sail into Monte Carlo Masters quarters

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Indian tennis ace Rohan Bopanna and his Romanian partner Florin Mergea advanced to the quarterfinals of the Monte Carlo Masters after securing a straight-sets win in their men's doubles event on Thursday.

The Indo-Romanian pair broke serve four times and fired four aces to secure a 7-5, 7-5 win over Swedish-Austrian pair of Robert Lindstedt and Alexander Peya in a contest that lasted one hour and 22 minutes.

With the win, the sixth-seeded pair will next face fourth-seeded Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares for the semi-final berth.

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First Published: Apr 14 2016 | 6:04 PM IST

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