Indo-Pak Express crowned champions of Stockholm Open

Stockholm, October 23, 2011: World No.7 pair of Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi were a class above the towering Marcelo Melo and his partner Bruno Soares, who were beaten comprehensively with a 6-1, 6-3 score-line in the final of € 600,000 If Stockholm Open. After a semi-final finish at the US Open earlier this year, Bopanna and Qureshi have won their second title of the season, the first being at the Halle Open.

Big - serving Bopanna and his volley-friendly partner Qureshi got off the blocks effortlessly and found their rhythm early in the match. They dominated their opponents in the first set, breaking their serve at will, while Melo and Soares failed to convert their break point to surrender the first set 6-1.

The Brazilians tried to offer more resistance to the Indo-Pak Express' onslaught in the second set, but the duo that knocked out the defending champions on route to the finals came up short against the top seeds. The Indo-Pak Express went on to win the first indoor hard court title of their career by pocketing the second set 6 - 3. Crowned the winners of If Stockholm Open, Bopanna and Qureshi have added 250 points to their tally and are very strong contenders to qualify for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London, November 2011. Elated with their win, Bopanna said, “It feels great to have won our second title of the year and this is the best way to keep ourselves in contention for a berth in London.”

After tasting success at Stockholm, the IndoPak Express' next stop is the Valencia Open 500 in Austria where they will be looking to continue their winning ways.

Press release from Go Sports