Tennis

Bopanna and Ebden bow out in second spherical

NEW DELHI: 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 match 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 practically 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 last 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 last spherical): Ankita Raina bt Susan Bandecchi (Sui) 7-6(3), 6-2.

-Kamesh Srinivasan