Australian Open : Bopanna Bows Out of Mixed Doubles Quarter Final

 

Rohan Bopanna
Rohan Bopanna lost in the mixed doubles quarter final of Australian Open . File Pic

Melbourne: Third seeded pair Rohan Bopanna and Yung-Jan Chan were knocked out of the Australian Open mixed doubles, losing their quarter-final match 2-6, 5-7 against Treat Huey and Andreja Klepac, here on Wednesday.

The Indo-Chinese Taipei pair went down in 54 minutes on the Show Court 2.

Bopanna-Jan Chan looked very rusty right from the start as they were broken four times on six attempts, while managing to break back only once in five tries.

In the junior girls’ singles third round match, 10th seed Pranjala Yadlapalli lost to 8th seed Russian Anastasia Potapova 5-7, 5-7 at Court No.20.

In another match of the same category, Indian girl Karman Thandi put up a spirited fight but ultimately accepted a 6-3, 5-7, 5-7 defeat against Australian Sara Tomic at Court 6.

In the junior girls’ doubles quarter-finals, fifth seeded Indian pair Karman Thandi and Yadlapalli went down to unseeded Australian pair of Jaimee Fourlis and Maddison Inglis 6-7 (3), 5-7 at Court 20.