Indians in French Open : 2023
by Kapil Khera
India’s challenge at Roland Garros ended as early as in the second round with Yuki Bhambri and Saketh Myneni crashing out..
French Open 2023: India’s challenge at Roland Garros ended as early as in the second round as the men’s doubles pair of Yuki Bhambri and Saketh Myneni crashed out.
Earlier in the first round they however won in straight sets over France’s Arthur Rinderknech and Enzo Couacaud, winning 6-3, 6-2.
2nd ROUND :The unseeded Indian tennis duo lost 4-6, 5-7 in one hour and 38 minutes to ninth seeds Edouard Roger-Vasselin of France and Santiago Gonzalez of Mexico
Mean while Bopanna-Ebden defeated in opener
Bopanna and Ebden, the sixth seeds, were defeated 5-7, 6-7 (5) by the French pair of Sadio Doumbia and Fabien Reboul.
Bopanna, now 43, had broken back into the top 10 world rankings for the first time since 2016 earlier this week. He and Ebden had won the Indian Wells Masters earlier this year. They had also won the ATP 250 title in Doha and finished as runners-up in Rotterdam and the Madrid Masters.
On Wednesday however, they lost out in a match that lasted an hour and 39 minutes.