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Bopanna falls at final hurdle

Last updated on: August 26, 2006 17:18 IST

India's [ Images ] Davis Cupper and top-ranked men's player Rohan Bopanna's [ Images ] failed to clear the last hurdle as he lost in the singles and doubles finals of the USD 25,000 ATP Challenger in Bukhara, Uzbekistan.

Top seed Janko Tipsarevic [ Images ] of Serbia and Montenegro beat the 26-year-old from Coorg 6-2, 6-4 in the singles final on Saturday.

Earlier, Bopanna and Aisam Qureshi of Pakistan were edged out 6-2, 3-6, 8-10 in the doubles final by French duo Nicolas Revanand and Nicolas Tourte.

Bopanna, who had to qualify for the event, reached his first singles final of the year with an easy 6-1, 6-2 win over Russia's [ Images ] Mikhail Ledovskikh in the semi-final.

The only other Indian in the tournament, eighth seed Karan Rastogi [ Images ], suffered first round exits in the singles as well as doubles.