Rohan Bopanna, seeded seventh with Matthew Ebden of Australia was crushed 2-6, 7-6(8), [12-10] by Alex de Minaur and Jason Kubler within the doubles pre-quarterfinals of the €8,637,966 ATP tennis event in Rome, Italy, on Monday.
The Indo-Aussie pair didn’t face a single breakpoint in the entire match. The duo transformed two of three breakpoints. In the battle of wits that lasted almost two hours Bopanna and Ebden gained extra factors 77 to 69, however the all-Aussie pair gained the factors that made the distinction.
The second spherical exit fetched 90 ATP factors and €29,300 for the Indo-Aussie pair, which has gained two titles up to now this season, in Doha and Indian Wells.
In the $115,000 WTA occasion in Florence, Italy, Ankita Raina beat Susan Bandecchi of Switzerland 7-6(3), 6-2 within the second and ultimate qualifying spherical to make the primary draw.
The outcomes:
€8,637,966 ATP, Rome, Italy
Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Alex de Minaur & Jason Kubler (Aus) bt Rohan Bopanna & Matthew Ebden (Aus) 2-6, 7-6(8), 12-10].
$115,000 WTA, Florence, Italy
Qualifying singles (second and ultimate spherical): Ankita Raina bt Susan Bandecchi (Sui) 7-6(3), 6-2.
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