11:49 (GMT)3 OCT 2016
11:02 (GMT)3 OCT 2016
11:02 (GMT)3 OCT 2016
Rafael Nadal and Pablo Carreno Busta beat Rohan Bopanna and Daniel Nestor 7-6, 6-4.
11:01 (GMT)3 OCT 2016
Into the net it goes - and that's the end of the match!
11:01 (GMT)3 OCT 2016
Nestor and Bopanna aren't backing down just yet! from 0-40, scores are now at 30-40!
11:00 (GMT)3 OCT 2016
Some beautiful winners off the racquet of Nadal and the crowd are absolutely loving it! It's now the third match point for Nadal and Carreno Busta.
10:55 (GMT)3 OCT 2016
A spinning hold from Carreno Busta goes careening into the net and gives Bopanna and Nestor the game!
10:54 (GMT)3 OCT 2016
Hawk-eye is active today! Bopanna and Nestor are looking for game point here in the second set and they're about to hold to love!
10:45 (GMT)3 OCT 2016
Time for some Led Zeppelin, perhaps? Communication Breakdown!
10:45 (GMT)3 OCT 2016
Oops! A near-collision for Bopanna and Nestor right there. They narrowly avoid hitting each other.
10:43 (GMT)3 OCT 2016
That's a game held to love for Bopanna and Nestor. Crowd support looks to be firmly with Nadal on this one, though the actual match is nowhere near as one-sided!
10:42 (GMT)3 OCT 2016
Nadal and Carenno Busta hold serve to build on their break and take a 2-1 lead. Time for a fight back from the third seeds!
10:38 (GMT)3 OCT 2016
A quick forehand volley bisecting Busta and Nadal ends that rally - and gives Bopanna and Nestor the point!
10:38 (GMT)3 OCT 2016
Bopanna and Nestor are broken back - but that's a brilliant rally from everyone nevertheless, finished off in emphatic fashion by the Indian ace.
10:35 (GMT)3 OCT 2016
And that's the first break of the match so far! Great shot from Nestor and the Indo-Canadian pair lead in the second set.
10:32 (GMT)3 OCT 2016
Carreno Busta and Nadal on serve in the second set - and scores are tied at 30-30. It's been a good contest so far!
10:32 (GMT)3 OCT 2016
Fun fact - Nadal may meet young Frenchman Lucas Pouille in the quarter-finals of the China Open barring any upsets - the same Lucas Pouille who ousted him from the US Open this year!
10:28 (GMT)3 OCT 2016
First set to Rafael Nadal and Pablo Carreno Busta on the tiebreak, 7-6
10:27 (GMT)3 OCT 2016
Rohan Bopanna's not cowing down, either! He's running across court quickly and his sharp reflexes combat a shot off Carreno Busta to take the point! They're trailing 3-6 to the Spanish pair, however.
10:25 (GMT)3 OCT 2016
That was a terrific forehand volley from Pablo Carreno Busta! Placement, speed all perfectly controlled to give the Spaniards a 4-2 lead in the tiebreak.
10:25 (GMT)3 OCT 2016
Back up a mini-break are the Spanish pair; a couple of well placed shots give them a 3-2 lead!
10:23 (GMT)3 OCT 2016
A mishit from Rohan Bopanna there goes very long to give the Spanish pair a 2-0 lead as they go up a mini-break of serve - but he manages to break them right back! It's 2-1 to Nadal and Carreno Busta in the tiebreak.
10:22 (GMT)3 OCT 2016
10:20 (GMT)3 OCT 2016
Nadal slices and then returns to Bopanna with a shot that was ON THE LINE, as a certain John McEnroe would say. An accurate backhand that you really couldn't teach.
10:13 (GMT)3 OCT 2016
The Spanish pair keep the fight alive! Scores are level at 5-5 after deciding and game point is taken by Nadal and Carreno Busta.
10:12 (GMT)3 OCT 2016
Vamos! shout Nadal fans - and it's now 40-40 and deciding point!
10:11 (GMT)3 OCT 2016
A schoolboy error from Daniel Nestor sees the 11-time ATP title winner net a shot he would not otherwise have, bringing the scores to 30-30.
10:09 (GMT)3 OCT 2016
Nadal and Carreno Busta will now serve to stay in the first set.
10:08 (GMT)3 OCT 2016
Nadal and his teammate lose that challenge - but in all fairness, that shot was just inside the line.
10:08 (GMT)3 OCT 2016
A quick serve from Rohan Bopanna and he and Nestor hold a service game to love! They lead 5-4 ... but Carreno Busta challenges.
10:06 (GMT)3 OCT 2016
This game is moving along nicely. A good robust contest from both sides - and Carreno Busta is seen signaling behind his back to Nadal. They hold that service game with a great volley from Nadal - so it's worked!
10:03 (GMT)3 OCT 2016
It's like Grand Slams all over again. "Rafa, Rafa," crowds clamour. And indeed, it's Rafa who is serving.
10:02 (GMT)3 OCT 2016
Pablo Carreno Busta, take a bow! A rapid rally ends swiftly with some brilliant shot placement from the Spaniard. What an angle!
Can you call that an acute-ly good performance?
09:59 (GMT)3 OCT 2016
Rafa Nadal is a football fan. It's not really a secret. But here, fans are being treated to a great display of footwork from the Spanish star! Hala Madrid?
09:53 (GMT)3 OCT 2016
This is Nadal's first tournament since the US Open this year, where he lost to Lucas Pouille.
09:52 (GMT)3 OCT 2016
A beautiful rally between the two pairs just then. Bopanna hits. Travels to Nadal, who smashes it right back, from Nestor to Carreno Busta with thatperfectly aimed drop shot!
09:47 (GMT)3 OCT 2016
Some strong serves form Carreno Busta -very quick, too. Now, the Spanish duo have taken three successive break points against Bopanna and Nestor in Game 3!
09:44 (GMT)3 OCT 2016
And it's break point for Nadal and Carreno Busta - he's unable to find a very quick shot off Nestor's racquet!
09:42 (GMT)3 OCT 2016
And that's a first service game easily held for Bopanna and Nestor. 1-0 to the Indo-Canadian pair
09:41 (GMT)3 OCT 2016
Bopanna and Nestor have won the toss and elected to serve - they'll begin proceedings here today!
09:34 (GMT)3 OCT 2016
Morocco's Mohamed El Jennati will be officiating today's match, played on the Lotus Court.
09:33 (GMT)3 OCT 2016
Nestor is currently at 14th on the ATP doubles standings.
09:32 (GMT)3 OCT 2016
The combined age of the Indo-Canadian team is a whopping 80 years! Nestor, one of the most decorated doubles players, is a former World No. 1
09:28 (GMT)3 OCT 2016
Players are coming out onto court and there are Spanish flags all around!
09:24 (GMT)3 OCT 2016
Nadal,considered one of the greatest singles players of all time, does not often play the doubles - but recently won gold at the doubles at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, partnered by the Grand Slam winning Marc Lopez.
09:23 (GMT)3 OCT 2016
Now, Bopanna has come together with Canadian Grand Slam winner Daniel Nestor, who has been successful in both men's and mixed doubles.
09:22 (GMT)3 OCT 2016
Since splitting with his partner of over a year, Florin Mergea, Bopanna has played with a few different partners, most recently pairing with compatriot Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan for the Chengdu Open.
09:20 (GMT)3 OCT 2016
India's top-ranked doubles player, Bopanna is currently at 18th on the ATP Doubles rankings.
Some good solid tennis from both ends of the net -and it's the unseeded Spanish pair of Rafael Nadal and Pablo Carrena Busta who oust Rohan Bopanna and Daniel Nestor, third seeds in China, from the tournament.