US Open: Indo-Australian pair Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden advance to pre-quarterfinals of Men’s Doubles

By  News On Air   Aug 31, 2024

In the US Open Tennis, Indo-Australian pair of Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden have advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of Men’s Doubles. The second seed duo defeated the Spanish-Argentinian pair of Roberto Carballés Baena and Federico Coria 6-2, 6-4 in the second round. The Indo-Australian pair next face the Argentinean duo of Andrés Molteni and Maximo Gonzalez.

In another Men’s Doubles match, the Indo-Argentinean combination of N. Sriram Balaji and Guido Andreozzi lost to the Australian-British pair of Michael Venus and Neal Skupski in the second round.

India’s Rohan Bopanna also progressed to the second round of Mixed Doubles along with his partner Aldila Sutjiadi of Indonesia. The eight-seed overpowered the Dutch-German pair of Demi Schuurs and Tim Pütz 7-6, 7-6. In Men’s Singles, Paris Olympic Silver medalist, Carlos Alcaraz suffered a shocking defeat at the hands of unseeded Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp 6-1, 7-5, 6-4.