Tennis, French Open: Rohan Bopanna-Matthew Ebden advance to men’s doubles second round

After days of delay due to incessant rain, the Indo-Australian men’s doubles pair of Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden advanced to the second round of the 2024 French Open on Sunday.

The second seeds ousted the Brazilian pair of Orlando Luz and Marcelo Zormann 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 in a contest which lasted two hours and seven minutes.

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Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden advance to the second round of men's doubles with a 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 win over the Brazilian pair of Orlando Luz and Marcelo Zormann????

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Luz and Zormann, the eighth alternate pair who entered the main draw only after withdrawals, threatened to pull off an upset, but Bopanna and Ebden controlled the crucial stages of the match well to pull through.

Bopanna and Ebden had converted two break points early in the first set to race to a 4-1 lead, but the Brazilians fought back well to equalise at 5-5.

The Indo-Australian pair, however, put their experience on display with Edben serving out for the set rather comfortably.

Luz and Zormann called the shots in the second set despite the latter’s serve being broken in the opening game. Bopanna’s serve was broken in the second game as they staged a fightback to pocket the...

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