Previous to this victory, Bopanna and Ebden had a poor 1-3 file on clay. This included two first-round exits and one second-round exit on the Masters.
Rohan Bopanna has began his bid to assert the second Slam of the yr, the French Open. The 44-year-old, who gained the Australian Open with Matthew Ebden in January, is at present gunning for the Grand Slam (successful all 4 majors in a yr). Up subsequent for him is fellow Indian N Sriram Balaji within the third spherical.
After beating the unranked Brazilian duo of Marcelo Zormann and Orlando Luz 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 within the opening spherical, Bopanna and Ebden have been handed a second-round walkover from their opponents Thiago Seyboth Wild and Sebastien Baez.
Sriram Balaji is in superb kind and will probably be robust to sort out. He’s paired up with Mexican Miguel Reyes-Varelas for the French Open as a substitute of his common associate Andre Begemann, who’s at present injured. Up to now, he’s simply misplaced one set, whereas Bopanna, regardless of getting a walkover within the second spherical, has misplaced an identical variety of units.
Rohan Bopanna’s file on clay in 2024
Regardless of successful his maiden Slam on clay (the French Open blended doubles title in 2017), his efficiency this yr hasn’t been nice. Together with this match, he has a 2-3 file on clay. These embody three early exits on the Masters. Till the onerous courtroom swing, he and Ebden have been ranked primary on the planet. However their poor outcomes have seen them drop down to 2. They will declare the highest rank again in the event that they outdo Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos on the French Open.
- Monte Carlo Masters (Spherical 1 exit)
- Madrid Masters (Spherical 1 exit)
- Rome Masters (Spherical 2 exit)
- French Open (Superior to Spherical 2)
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