It’s the third time that Bopanna has reached the quarter-final stage at Roland Garros. He made it to the last-eight pairs in 2011 and 2016 also.
Paris: Rohan Bopanna and his French partner Edouard Roger-Vasselin shocked top-seeded Marcelo Melo and Lukasz Kubot in straight sets to reach the men’s doubles quarter-finals of the French Open on Saturday. [caption id=“attachment_3528755” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]![File image of Rohan Bopanna. Getty Images]()
File image of Rohan Bopanna. Getty Images[/caption] The 13th seeded Indo-French team beat the Brazilian-Polish combo 6-4, 7-6(1) in one hour and 30 minutes in the third round. It’s the third time that Bopanna has reached the quarter-final stage at Roland Garros. He made it to the last-eight pairs in 2011 and 2016 also. Bopanna and Roger-Vasselin saved five of the six break chances while they converted two of the breakpoints on their opponents’ serve. They next face Nikola Mektic and Alexander Peya for a place in the semi-finals. Bopanna is the only Indian surviving in the clay court Grand Slam as all others have suffered defeats.
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