Tennis
Shanghai Masters 2024: Rohan Bopanna and Ivan Dodig lose in the R16
The pair was defeated by the Croatian-Dutch pair of Nikola Mektic and Wesley Koolhof after a hard fought three set match.
Rohan Bopanna and Ivan Dodig in action. (File Photo)
Indian tennis player Rohan Bopanna, along with his Crotian doubles partner Ivan Dodig, exited the Shanghai Masters 2024, following a defeat in the round of 16, on Tuesday.
The Indo-Croatian pair lost to Nikola Mektic and Wesley Koolhof in an intensely fought encounter, with the former ultimately losing 6-7 (5-7), 6-2, 12-14.
A close encounter
The first set was fought tooth and nail by both sets of players with a tie break needed to decide a winner.
Mektic and Koolhof eventually came out on top, winning the tie break 7-5 and taking the first set.
Rohan and Ivan roared back into the contest in the second set, dominating proceedings and not giving any room for their opponent.
The duo prevailed 6-2 and pushed the match to the super tie-break.
One again, the super tie-break was hotly contested with no team winning to give in an inch.
The Indian-Croatian pair had a match point in the super tiebreaker, but failed to convert it.
Thereafter, Mektic and Koolhof had a chance of their own and they duly capitalized to close out the super tie-break 14-12 and pocket the match as well.
