Dynamite News Bopanna-Cuevas stunned in Madrid Open first round
Rohan Bopanna and Pablo Cuevas had lost 3-6, 2-6 to French-Canadian team of Fabrice Martin and Daniel Nestor in a one-sided first-round contest.
Madrid, Spain: Indian tennis ace Rohan Bopanna and his Uruguayan partner Pablo Cuevas were knocked out of the Madrid Masters after being crushed in straight sets in the opening round of the men's double event here last evening.
The unseeded Indo-Uruguayan pair lost 3-6, 2-6 to French-Canadian team of Fabrice Martin and Daniel Nestor in a one-sided first-round contest.
Also Read |
Rome Masters: Bopanna-Vasselin look for winning start
Bopanna and Cuevas were also stunned in the first round of the Barcelona Open last month after they went down against the tournament's top-seeded pair of Henri Kontinen and John Peers.
Bopanna is now ranked 18 in the world while Cuevas is ranked 24 in the doubles and 26 in the singles.
Also Read |
Serena to begin hard-court season in San Jose
Prior to that, Bopanna and Cuevas defeated the Spanish pair of Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez 6-3, 3-6, 10-4 to clinch the Monte Carlo title.(ANI)