Hangzhou [China], September 27 (ANI): The Indian duo of Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale overcame the Japanese pair of Ayano Shimizu and Shinji Hazawa in straight units within the Round 3 match of tennis blended doubles within the ongoing Asian Games right here on Wednesday.
Bhosale and Bopanna took the primary set which lasted for half-hour fairly comfortably with a rating of 6-3. The second set was the same story because the Indian pair claimed it in 29 minutes with a rating of 6-4 to seal the match.
Earlier within the day, the Indian tennis duo of Ramkumar Ramanathan and Saketh Myneni edged previous residence favourites Yibing Wu and Zhizhen Zhang within the Men’s Doubles quarterfinal to make sure one other medal for India. Ramkumar and Saketh booked their berth within the semifinal with two straight-set victories (6-1, 7-6).
Second seed Ramkumar and Saketh asserted their dominance within the first set as they cruised in the direction of a cushty first-set win by 6-1. The Chinese pair struggled to match the depth of the Indian pair as they fought arduous for every level however fell quick every time.
In the second set, they breathed down the necks of the Indian pair making it arduous for them to interrupt the serve, in contrast to the primary set. The recreation went into the tie-break and India emerged victorious by 7-6 to make sure a minimum of a bronze medal for India.
But there have been just a few upsets as Sumit Nagal’s journey ended on the Asian Games after he bowed out within the quarterfinal of the lads’s single occasion.
Along with him, Ankita Raina additionally confronted defeat within the quarterfinal of the ladies’s single occasion.
Later within the day, Raina with Yuki Bhambri misplaced in a blended doubles match too. Nagal was crushed by China’s Zhizhen Zhang in three units 6-7, 6-1, 6-2. He fought arduous to win the primary set 7-6. However, he misplaced his rhythm within the second set and misplaced by 1-6. The Chinese participant outplayed him within the third set, defeating him 2-6. (ANI)