Bopanna/ Sutjiadi go down in US Open mixed doubles semi-final
India’s Rohan Bopanna and Indonesian partner Aldila Sutjiadi bowed out of the US Open mixed doubles competition after a straight-sets loss to the all-American pairing of Donald Young and Taylor Townsend. Young, who is playing the final professional tournament of his tennis career, and Townsend started the match on Louis Armstrong Stadium on a positive note, winning the first three games of the match. Bopanna/ Sutjiadi broke back to level the first set at 3-3 but the American duo broke again and then served out the first set 6-3. Also Read: Bopanna equals best US Open mixed doubles performance by reaching semis In the second set, Young/ Townsend broke Bopanna/ Sutjiadi in the fifth game and held on to that break to complete the 6-3, 6-4 win in just under an hour. Young/ Townsend to face Vavassori/ Errani in US Open mixed doubles final With Bopanna’s loss, India’s campaign at the US Open 2024 comes to an end. Young/ Townsend will go on to face Italian duo Andrea Vavassori/ Sara Errani in Thursday’s final. While Townsend and Errani have both won Grand Slams in the women’s doubles format, a title on Sunday would be the first Grand Slam of any kind at the pro level for either Young or Vavassori. The Sportz Planet Desk,Haresh Ramchandani
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
Bopanna, Bhambri crash out of US Open in third round
India’s campaign in the men’s doubles event at the ongoing US Open in New York came to an end on Sunday with both Rohan Bopanna and Yuki Bhambri bowing out of the event with their respective partners. Bopanna/ Ebden, the second seeds and runners-up here last year, were defeated 1-6, 5-7 by 16th seeds Maximo Gonzalez/ Andres Molteni. The Indo-Aussie duo was unable to earn a single break point during the 66-minute encounter while Gonzalez/ Molteni converted three of three break point opportunities to advance to the quarter-finals. Bhambri/ Olivetti also go down in straight sets at the US Open Earlier on Sunday, Yuki Bhambri and French partner Albano Olivetti went down to top seeds Marcel Granollers/ Horacio Zeballos 2-6, 2-6 in another third-round clash. The Indo-French duo was also unable to earn a look at a break point while Granollers/ Zeballos converted four of seven break point chances during the 74-minute win. India’s hopes now will rest on Bopanna in the mixed doubles competition. Bopanna and Indonesian partner Aldila Sutjiadi will take on fourth seeds Ebden/ Krejcikova in a quarter-final clash on Monday.
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
Bopanna, Bhambri and Balaji advance to US Open second round
It was a good start for the Indian men in the US Open doubles competition with Rohan Bopanna, Yuki Bhambri and Sriram Balaji all winning their first-round matches with their respective partners. Bopanna and Australia’s Matt Ebden, the second seeds who reached the final here in New York 12 months ago, defeated Robin Haase/ Sander Arends 6-3, 7-5 on Thursday. This was the first win for the Indo-Aussie duo on the U.S. hardcourt swing after early losses in Montreal and Cincinnati. Bopanna/ Ebden advance to face Roberto Carballes Baena/ Federico Coria for a place in the third round. Bhambri, Balaji score maiden US Open doubles winsOn Wednesday, Bhambri and French partner Albano Olivetti reached the second round with a convincing 6-3, 6-4 win over American wildcard duo Ryan Seggerman/ Patrik Trhac. This was Bhambri’s first US Open main draw doubles win. The Indo-French duo will next face 15th seed Austin Krajicek/ Jean-Julien Rojer, both of whom are former Grand Slam doubles champions. Sriram Balaji, partnering Argentina’s Guido Andreozzi, had the toughest time of the three Indians in making it to the second round. The Indo-Argentine duo lost the first set of their match against Marcus Daniell/ Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela before coming through in a third set tiebreak 5-7, 6-1, 7-5 (12-10). This was also Balaji’s first main draw doubles win at the US Open. Up next for Balaji/ Andreozzi are the eighth seeds Neal Skupski/ Michael Venus, both also former Grand Slam doubles champions. Meanwhile, in the first round of the boys singles qualifying event, India’s Rethin Pranav Senthil Kumar advanced to the second round when fourth seed Niels McDonald retired while trailing 3-0 in the first set. Senthil Kumar, playing his first-ever junior Grand Slam, will next face American wildcard Keaton Hance with the winner advancing to the main draw. India’s top-ranked men’s player Sumit Nagal bowed out of the US Open singles event after a straight-sets loss to world No 40 Tallon Griekspoor, of the Netherlands. Griekspoor started off the match on a strong note, winning the first two sets 6-1 and 6-3 before Nagal was able to put up a tougher challenge in the third set. The Indian got the first break of the third set in the 11th game to lead 6-5 and served for the set. However, the Dutchman broke back right away to take the set into a tiebreaker. Nagal led 6-4 and earned himself two set points. However, a forehand error from the Indian and a service winner from Griekspoor levelled the tiebreak at 6-6. The Dutchman then went the next two points to close out the win 6-1, 6-3, 7-6 (10-8) in two hours and 10 minutes on Court 15 at Flushing Meadows. Insert sub-heading: Nagal’s doubles partner Nishioka forced to retire from first round singles clashGriekspoor will go on to play 21st seed Sebastian Baez in the second round while Nagal will focus his efforts on the men’s doubles event where he is partnering with Yoshihito Nishioka. However, Nishioka was forced to retire during the fifth set of his first-round match and it remains to be seen if he will be fit to take the court for the first round doubles encounter, likely to take place on Wednesday or Thursday. This was Nagal’s third appearance in the US Open main draw (now 1-3 record here) and marked the first time that the 27-year-old Indian has competed in the main draw of all the four Grand Slams in the same season. The Sportz Planet Desk,Haresh Ramchandani
Bopanna/ Ebden suffer another early exit before the US Open
India’s Rohan Bopanna and Australia’s Matthew Ebden suffered a loss in their first match at the ongoing ATP Western & Southern Open Cincinnati Masters on Thursday. The second seeds lost the first set of their second-round clash against France’s Arthur Fils and Chile’s Nicolas Jarry 4-6 before bouncing back to take the second in a tiebreak and force a deciding set. Bopanna and Ebden, who won the Olympics men’s doubles gold medal with compatriot John Peers in Paris earlier this month, went up a mini-break on several occasions in the match tiebreak, leading 4-2, 7-5 and 8-6. But the French-Chilean duo made a last push and won four points in a row to complete the 6-4, 6-7, 10-8 win in one hour and 33 minutes to move into the quarter-finals. Fifth consecutive doubles loss for Bopanna heading into the US Open Bopanna/ Ebden had received a first-round bye and were looking for their first win in the summer hardcourt swing on the ATP Tour. The pair, who won the Australian Open in January, suffered the same fate in Montreal last week as they went down to Jan Zieliński/ Hugo Nys in a match tiebreak. For Bopanna, this was his fifth consecutive loss since reaching the second round at Wimbledon. Prior to his back-to-back losses in the North American hardcourt swing, he also lost his opening matches in Hamburg and at the Paris Olympics. Bopanna and Ebden will next be in action at the US Open Grand Slam, where they are defending runner-up points from 2023. The Sportz Planet Desk,Haresh Ramchandani