India Rohan Bopanna and his Czech partner Adam Pavlasek bowed from the male doubles in Roland Garros with a loss of 2-6, 6-7 (5) to the impressive couple Harri Helivaar and Henry Patten. Finnish British duo, included in the world No. 3 and no.
The second seeds were caught on the back leg at the beginning of the opening set, while Helivaara and Patten attacked the commanding 5-1 lines, with the permission of a double break. Helivaara then served the ensemble to love and ended up with a sharp break that left no room for response.
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Bopanna did a solid start to the second set and held his opening service game for love. Patten, left -handed, responded in style and sent strong and well -cut to maintain pressure. The Opportunity window opened briefly for Bopann and Pavlsek in the sixth game, when Patten began with a double error and soon found himself on the left 0-30. The British, however, held the nerves and winded four consecutive points to avert the threat.
Without breaks in the set, he moved for a break. The second seeds were eliminated when Helivaara created the stunning winner of the service return at the first point of the match and sealing its place in the quarterfinals.
Meanwhile, Yuki Bhambri remains in dispute. Indian, partner American Robert Galloway, is scheduled to play his third round against the ninth deployed American duo Christian Harrison and Evan King.
At the junior championships, the promising Indian talent Manas Dhamne also left and lost 5-7, 3-6 for the American qualifier Ronit Karki. The 17 -year -old entered the main draw as a qualifier, but could not produce his best tennis on the day.
While the Bopanna and Pavlsek campaign soon closed, Indian fans will hope that Bhambri and Galloway can carry a baton forward in a draw.
Published:
Saurabh Kumar
Published on:
1 June 2025
