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Paris Olympics 2024: After Sumit Nagal, Bopanna-Balaji pair also lost in the first round, India's challenge in tennis ends
Paris Olympics 2024: The Indian pair of Rohan Bopanna and N Balaji lost to French pair Gael Monfils and Edouard Roger-Vasselin in their first match of the Paris Olympics 2024.
India has faced disappointment in the tennis event at the Paris Olympics. India's hopes were dashed within a day in this event and Indian tennis players had to face defeat.
The Indian pair of Rohan Bopanna and N Balaji lost their opening match of the Paris Olympics 2024. They were defeated at the hands of the French combination of Gael Monfils and Edouard Roger-Vasselin. But the Indian pair went down 5-7, 2-6 in the round one encounter. A little earlier, Sumit Nagar also lost his match. It brought an end to India's campaign in tennis at the Paris Olympics.
The Balaji-Bopanna pair didn't have a good start in the first set of the match. They lost the opening break and fell behind 2-4. Thereafter, the Indian pair came back by breaking the opponent's serve. It was looking like the set would go to a tie-break but the French players broke the Indian pair's serve for the second time in the set and won it in 42 minutes.
