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.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.
