Sports News | French Open: Bopanna-Middelkoop Stun Second Seed Pavic-Mektic Pair, Enter QF
Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. The pair of Rohan Bopanna and Matwe Middelkoop advanced into the quarter-finals of the French Open 2022 men's doubles event on Saturday.
Paris [France], May 28 (ANI): The pair of Rohan Bopanna and Matwe Middelkoop advanced into the quarter-finals of the French Open 2022 men's doubles event on Saturday.
India's Rohan Bopanna and his Dutch partner Matwe Middelkoop defeated second seeds and Olympic gold medallists Nikola Mektic-Mate Pavic 6-7 (5), 7-6 (3), 7-6 (10) in the men's double in a match that lasted for one hour and two minutes.
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The Indo-Dutch pair started the match strongly but found themselves in under huge pressure as Nikola Mektic-Mate Pavic prevailed in the first set. The second set saw the sixteenth seeded pair go toe-to-toe to prevail in the second set.
The third set saw the Indo-Dutch pair sealing the match with a 6-7 (5), 7-6 (3), 7-6 (10) win over Nikola Mektic-Mate Pavic.
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The winner of the pre-quarterfinal match between Hugo Nys-Jan Zielinski and Lloyd Glasspool-Harri Heliovaara will face Bopanna and Middelkoop in the quarter-finals. (ANI)
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