Rohan Bopanna and Australian partner Matthew Ebden defeated Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos in straight sets to get to the Miami Open men’s doubles final. Bopanna and Ebden, the Australian Open winners, breezed past Spain’s Granollers and Argentina’s Zeballos in the semifinals, 6-1 6-4. Bopanna had dropped to second place in the doubles rankings following a quarterfinal defeat at the Dubai Championships and a round-of-32 exit at the Indian Wells Masters, but a semifinal victory here will help the Indian reclaim the top spot. Following his win at the Australian Open, the 44-year-old Bopanna became the oldest player to reach the top of the ATP rankings.
In the final, Bopanna and Ebden will face Croatia’s Ivan Dodig and American Austin Krajicek, who defeated Germany’s Kevin Krawietz and Tim Putz 6-4 6-7(7) 10-7 in the other semifinal.