Wimbledon 2017: Bopanna-Dabrowski crash out in mixed doubles quarters
The Indo-Canadian pair started the match strongly to clinch the first set with 7-6 (7-4) against the unseeded duo of Henri Kontinen of Finland and Heather Watson of Britain.
London: Indian tennis ace Rohan Bopanna and his Canadian partner Gabriela Dabrowski suffered a major blow as they were knocked out of the Wimbledon after going down in the quarter-finals of the mixed doubles' event here last evening.
The Indo-Canadian pair started the match strongly to clinch the first set with 7-6 (7-4) against the unseeded duo of Henri Kontinen of Finland and Heather Watson of Britain.
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However, Bopanna and Dabrowski failed to keep up the momentum and went down in the next two sets to hand the semi-final spot to the Finish-British duo.
The final score of a thrilling clash that lasted for almost two hours read 7-6 (7-4), 4-6, 5-7, in favour of Kontinen and Watson.
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Earlier, Bopanna and Dabrowski stormed into the last-eight after defeating the Croatian pair of Nikola Mektic and Ana Konjuh 7-6 (5), 6-2 in one hour and three minutes.
With Bopanna's exit, India's campaign in Wimbledon has also folded. (ANI)