Rohan Bopanna in his first ever French Open semis

PARIS: India's Rohan Bopanna and Netherlands' Matwe Middelkoop progressed to the semi-finals of the French Open after defeating British Llyod Glasspool and Finland's Harri Heliovaara in the men's doubles quarter-finals on Monday night.

It's the first ever semis appearance for Rohan Bopanna in men's doubles at Roland Garros.

Reeling at 0/3 in the final-set tie break, Bopanna and Middelkoop held their nerves and captured 10 consecutive points, winning the match 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (10-3). The duo will face El Salvador's Marcelo Arevalo and Netherlands' Jean-Julien Rojer in the semi-finals.

Arevalo and Rojer overcame a fighting effort from Rafael Matos of Brazil and David Vega Hernandez of Spain for a 7-6 (6), 6-3 win in the quarter-finals of the men's doubles category.

The El Salvadorian-Dutch pairing will be playing their maiden major semi-final together. Agencies

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