Bopanna winner in battle of Indians at Cincinnati

Eighth seeded Indo-French team eked out a 6-3 6-7(3) 10-8 win over the fourth seeded Indo-Czech combination. Bopanna is now seeking his second consecutive Cincinnati final when he and Roger-Vasselin face the Spanish duo of Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez.

Edouard Roger-Vasselin of France and Rohan Bopanna of India play Leander Paes of India and Radek Stepanek of Czech Republic during the Western & Southern Open on August 16, 2013 at Lindner Family Tennis Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Pic/AFP

Granollers and Lopez, currently No. 3 in the Emirates ATP Doubles Team Rankings standings, dispatched Poles Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski 6-4, 6-2 in the other quarter-final.u00a0