Bopanna equals best US Open mixed doubles performance by reaching semis
India’s Rohan Bopanna and Indonesian partner Aldila Sutjiadi are through to the semi-finals of the US Open mixed doubles event after a three-set win over fourth seeds Matt Ebden/ Barbora Krejcikova. Bopanna and Sutjiadi, the eighth seeds, came from 0-3 down to claim the first set in a tiebreak. Ebden/ Krejcikova fought back to take the second set 6-2 and push the quarter-final into a match tiebreak. Also Read: Djokovic To Kick Off 2025 In Brisbane, Aiming For 25th Grand Slam Bopanna/ Sutjiadi ran off to an 8-2 lead in the tiebreak before Ebden/ Krejcikova win five points in a row to pull back to 7-8. The Indo-Indonesian duo then held on to take the next two points and complete the 7-6, 2-6, 10-7 in one hour and 33 minutes. Bopanna/ Sutjiadi to face Young/ Townsend in semi-finals on Tuesday Bopanna and Sutjiadi will next face the all-American duo of Donald Young and Taylor Townsend on Louis Armstrong’s Stadium on Tuesday for a place in the final. This is only the second time in his distinguished career that Bopanna has advanced to the last four in the US Open mixed doubles draw (after 2015). This also equals Sutjiadi’s best performance at a Major; she also reached the semi-finals of the French Open and Wimbledon mixed doubles event last year. The Sportz Planet Desk,Haresh Ramchandani
Bhambri/ Olivetti cause big upset to join Bopanna/ Ebden in third round
India’s Yuki Bhambri and French partner Albano Olivetti caused a big upset at the US Open on Friday, knocking out 15th seeds Austin Krajicek/ Jean-Julien Rojer in the second round of the men’s doubles event. Bhambri/ Olivetti fought back after dropping the first set 4-6 to win the second set 6-3 and force a decider. Krajicek/ Rojer also broke in the eighth game to lead 5-3 in the final set before Bhambri/ Olivetti fought back once again to win four games on the trot and complete the 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 win in just over two hours. The Indo-French duo will face off against either top seeds Marcel Granollers/ Horacio Zeballos or Alexander Erier/ Matwe Middelkoop in the last 16. This result equals Bhambri’s best performance in a Grand Slam doubles event. He also reached the third round of the Australian Open doubles event in 2014. Bopanna wins men’s doubles and mixed doubles matches at the US Open Meanwhile, second seeds Rohan Bopanna and Matt Ebden also advanced to the third round on Friday with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Roberto Carballes Baena/ Federico Coria. The Indo-Australian duo reached the final last year and won the Australian Open in January this year. They will next face 16th seeds Andres Molteni/ Maximo Gonzalez for a spot in the quarter-finals. It was a good day for Bopanna in New York as he also won his first-round mixed doubles match with Indonesian partner Aldila Sutjiadi. The eighth seeds defeated Tim Putz/ Demi Schuurs 7-6, 7-6 to advance to the last 16 where they will face John Peers/ Katerina Sinaikova on Saturday. There was some disappointment for Indian fans with the Indo-Argentine duo Sriram Balaji/ Guido Andreozzi falling in the second round. Balaji/ Andreozzi were defeated 6-7, 4-6 by eighth seeds Neal Skupski/ Michael Venus. In the boys singles qualifying draw, India’s Rethin Pranav Senthil Kumar fell in the final round to American wildcard Keaton Hance 5-7, 2-6. The Sportz Planet Desk,Haresh Ramchandani