India endured a second successive disappointing end result on the Australian Open with Rohan Bopanna and Ben McLachlan bowing out after an in depth opening-round defeat to Ji Sung Nam and Min-Kyu Song within the males`s doubles occasion, right here on Wednesday. Bopanna and his Japanese associate misplaced 4-6 6-7(0) to the Korean wild card pair in a single hour and 17 minutes. Not having sufficient courtroom time on account of laborious quarantine appeared to affect Bopanna`s sharpness.
McLachlan, on his half, struggled to barter volleys and that harm them. Bopanna had spent 14 days in his room and got here out solely on January 30, leaping into the tune-up occasion, solely to lose his opening spherical with Frederik Nielsen. The Indian didn’t get sufficient competitors time to be prepared for the season`s first main. Bopanna misplaced his serve within the opening set and that preliminary break stayed with the Korean gamers, who executed their plan with precision to take the primary set. It was anticipated to be a straightforward match for the Indo-Japanese pair however the good chemistry of the lower-ranked Koreans, who performed to their power, made it robust for them.
Bopanna and McLachlan struggled with returns as Song and Nam simply smashed volley winners to remain forward. Failing to place away a volley within the tie-breaker, McLachlan banged his racquet on the courtroom out of frustration, narrowly escaping harm as his racquet bounced off the courtroom to hit him on the top. A forehand error from the Japanese ended their marketing campaign when Nam served for the match. India now have Divij Sharan (males`s doubles) and debutant Ankita Raina (girls`s doubles) left in fray.
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