Succes for unseeded

Bayreuth, Germany, 21 October 2001. The final in men’s doubles was a matter between two unseeded pairs -   Slobodan GRUJIC and Aleksandar KARAKASEVIC (YUG) took the title beating Lucjan BLASZCZYK and Tomasz KRZESZEWSKI at the final hurdle.

“We were strong mentally after the semi-final and in good shape, we played well and beat a very good pair”, extolled an emotionally exhausted GRUJIC.

Nobody can say  the title came easy. The two pairs in the final had ousted pairs like SCHLAGER/JINDRAK (AUT), SAMSONOV/MA Wenge (BLR,CHN) and HEISTER/KEEN (NED) on their way to the fight for the title. With the victory GRUJIC/KARAKASEVIC are advancing in the Pro Tour standing and almost certain to qualify for the Grand Finals in January.