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Paris [France]: The Indian duo of Rohan Bopanna and N Sriram Balaji crashed out of the tennis men’s doubles event after conceding defeat in the first-round match at the ongoing Paris Olympics.
The Indian pair lost 7-5, 6-2, against French pair Gael Monfils and Edouard Roger-Vasselin in straight sets. The game lasted for 1 hour and 16 minutes.
The French duo converted two of their three break-point chances, enabling them to take a hard-fought first set. Meanwhile, Bopanna-Balaji made 15 unforced errors, which stopped them from taking control of the match.
In the second set, the French pair broke Bopanna-Balaji’s serve in the fourth and eighth games to clinch a straight win. (ANI)
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