Bopanna-Ramkumar enter semis, Sania bows out

India’s Rohan Bopanna and Ramkumar Ramanathan registered a resounding straight-sets win to cruise into the semifinals of the Adelaide International 1 ATP tournament here on Friday.

Bopanna and Ramkumar trounced the French- Monegasque duo of Benjamin Bonzi and Hugo Nys 6-1, 6-3 in the doubles quarterfinals of the ATP 250 men’s event.

However, India’s Sania Mirza and her Ukrainian partner Nadiia Kichenok lost 1-6, 6-2, 8-10 to local favourites Ashleigh Barty and Storm Sanders in the semifinals of the Adelaide International 1 WTA 500 event.