Melbourne, Jan 21 (IANS) Indian ace Rohan Bopanna and his mixed doubles partner Zhang Shuai of China crashed out of the Australian Open after losing to local duo Olivia Gadecki and John Peers in the quarterfinal on Tuesday.
The Indo-Chinese pair suffered a 6-2, 4-6, 9-11 at the hands of Australian wild cards in one hour and eight minutes clash at Kia Arena. Their loss also ended India’s campaign at the season’s first major.
Bopanna and Shuai had advanced to the quarterfinal after receiving a walkover against fourth seeds Taylor Townsend of the USA and Hugo Nys of Monaco in the second round.
The Indo-Chinese duo took the first set, but their Australian opponents managed to come back in the second set, leading to a super tie-break to decide the outcome.
Bopanna and Zhang had a strong fight but ultimately fell short in the super tie-breaker. After losing Bopanna’s serve early on, they worked hard to catch up but couldn’t capitalise on their match point at 9-8. The Australian pair seized the opportunity when Zhang’s return went wide and sealed the victory.
Notably, the Indian ace had reached the mixed doubles final with Sania Mirza in 2023.
Bopanna was also a part of the men’s doubles event at the Australian Open with Colombian partner Nicolas Barrientos. However, the Indo-Colombian duo lost 7-5, 7(7)-6(5) to Spain’s Pedro Martinez and Jaume Munar in the opening round.
Bopanna became the oldest man to win a Grand Slam title in the Open Era of tennis when he won the Australian Open men’s doubles title with Matthew Ebden last year. The duo split at the end of 2024 and neither Bopanna nor Ebden made it past the first round of the men’s doubles event at the Australian Open this year.
Yuki Bhambri, with French partner Albano Olivetti, and Rithvik Bollipalli, partnering Ryan Seggerman of the USA, suffered first-round exits from the men’s doubles event.
N Sriram Balaji and his Mexican partner Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela crashed out in the second round.
In singles action, Sumit Nagal bowed out in the first round after a loss to Czechia’s Tomas Machac.
–IANS
bc/ab
Disclaimer
The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by TodayIndia.news and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.
Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of TodayIndia.news We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, TodayIndia.news takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.
For any legal details or query please visit original source link given with news or click on Go to Source.
Our translation service aims to offer the most accurate translation possible and we rarely experience any issues with news post. However, as the translation is carried out by third part tool there is a possibility for error to cause the occasional inaccuracy. We therefore require you to accept this disclaimer before confirming any translation news with us.
If you are not willing to accept this disclaimer then we recommend reading news post in its original language.
