CHANDIGARH: Rohan Bopanna (India), pairing Edouard Roger-Vasselin (France), , went down fighting to Steve Johnson and Austin Krajicek (USA) in the doubles first round match in the $430, 530 ATP 250 Adelaide International 2 (Australia).
After splitting the first two sets, the American pair clinched the issue in tie-breaker. The US pair won 6-4, 3-6, 10-8.
It may be called that Bopanna and Ramkumar Ramanathan had won the doubles title in the ATP 250 Adelaide International 2 (Australia) last week.
Tezaer Martincova and Marketa Vondrousova of Czech Republic defeated Nadiia. Kichenok of Ukraine and Sania Mirza of India 6-3, 6-3 in the doubles Round of 16 in the $430, 530 WTA Adelaide International 2 (Australia). The match lasted 61 minutes.
ARJUN LOSES: Kaichi Uchida (Japan) and Tung-Lin Wu of Taipei upset fourth seeds Marco Bortolotti of Italy and Arjun Kadhe of India in straght sets 6-2 6-4 in the doubles first round match in the €45, 730 Citta Di Forli 2 (Italy).