India's French Open campaign concluded on Sunday as Rohan Bopanna and Yuki Bhambri , along with their respective partners, faced defeats in the men's doubles third round matches in Paris. Bopanna-Pavlasek lost to second seeds Heliovaara-Patten, while Bhambri-Galloway were defeated by ninth seeds Harrison-King.
Bopanna and Czech partner Adam Pavlasek battled hard before succumbing 2-6, 6-7(5) to second-seeded pair Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten , who are ranked third and fourth globally.
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Bhambri and American partner Robert Galloway were defeated 4-6, 4-6 by American ninth seeds Christian Harrison and Evan King .
The Indo-American pair of Bhambri-Galloway faced early setbacks with a break. Despite saving four set points in the ninth game, Harrison managed to serve out the first set.
The crucial moment came at 4-4 in the second set when Bhambri lost his serve. A long overhead smash at 30-all and Galloway's netted volley gave their opponents the breakthrough.
The match concluded when Bhambri netted a forehand return at 30-all, giving King the first match point, followed by Galloway's wide return.
In the Bopanna-Pavlasek match, Heliovaara and Patten dominated early, securing a 5-1 lead with a double break in the opening set. The Finn closed out the set with an overhead smash.
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The second set saw strong serving from both Bopanna and Patten. Despite an opportunity at 2-3 when Patten double-faulted, the British player recovered to hold serve.
The set went to a tie-breaker, where the second seeds prevailed with Heliovaara's service return winner on match point.
Other Indian players N Sriram Balaji and Rithvik Bolipalli had already been eliminated from the tournament earlier.
In the Junior event, India's promising talent Manas Dhamne exited the boys singles after losing 5-7, 3-6 to American qualifier Ronit Karki. The 17-year-old qualifier Dhamne struggled to perform at his best.
Indian junior player Hitesh Chauhan, who also qualified for the boys singles, is scheduled to face Sweden's Ludvig Fredrik Hede.
Bopanna and Czech partner Adam Pavlasek battled hard before succumbing 2-6, 6-7(5) to second-seeded pair Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten , who are ranked third and fourth globally.
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Bhambri and American partner Robert Galloway were defeated 4-6, 4-6 by American ninth seeds Christian Harrison and Evan King .
The Indo-American pair of Bhambri-Galloway faced early setbacks with a break. Despite saving four set points in the ninth game, Harrison managed to serve out the first set.
The crucial moment came at 4-4 in the second set when Bhambri lost his serve. A long overhead smash at 30-all and Galloway's netted volley gave their opponents the breakthrough.
The match concluded when Bhambri netted a forehand return at 30-all, giving King the first match point, followed by Galloway's wide return.
In the Bopanna-Pavlasek match, Heliovaara and Patten dominated early, securing a 5-1 lead with a double break in the opening set. The Finn closed out the set with an overhead smash.
Quiz: Who's that IPL player?
The second set saw strong serving from both Bopanna and Patten. Despite an opportunity at 2-3 when Patten double-faulted, the British player recovered to hold serve.
The set went to a tie-breaker, where the second seeds prevailed with Heliovaara's service return winner on match point.
Other Indian players N Sriram Balaji and Rithvik Bolipalli had already been eliminated from the tournament earlier.
In the Junior event, India's promising talent Manas Dhamne exited the boys singles after losing 5-7, 3-6 to American qualifier Ronit Karki. The 17-year-old qualifier Dhamne struggled to perform at his best.
Indian junior player Hitesh Chauhan, who also qualified for the boys singles, is scheduled to face Sweden's Ludvig Fredrik Hede.
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