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Bopanna-Shelton beat fourth-seeded pair; advance to quarters

Bopanna-Shelton beat fourth-seeded pair; advance to quarters

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The Indo-American pair of Rohan Bopanna and Ben Shelton reached the quarter-finals for the second consecutive week, registering a big win against the fourth-seeded pair at the ATP 500 Munich on Tuesday. Rohan and Shelton registered a dominant straight-set 6-4, 6-3 win against the veteran pair of 6-time Grand Slam champion Rajeev Ram of the USA and 7-time Grand Slam champion Jamie Murray of Great Britain. An “Ace” Gameplay The duo of Rohan and Shelton showed a brilliant serving gameplay in the match, producing as many as seven aces, which is 6 more than their opponents, and had a brilliant accuracy of 84% on the first serve. The match had a solid start as both the pairs held on their serves, and the opening set was going towards the tie-breaker, but then the match took a turn as Rajeev-Jamie dropped their serve in the final game of the set. The Indo-American pair was high on confidence after winning the opening set, doubled it with an early break in the second set, and looked too good …

Monte-Carlo Masters: Bopanna-Shelton bow out in the quarter-final

Monte-Carlo Masters: Bopanna-Shelton bow out in the quarter-final

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Indian tennis ace Rohan Bopanna and his American partner Ben Shelton exited the 2025 Monte-Carlo Masters in the quarterfinals on Friday in Monaco, France. The Indo-American duo failed to carry forward their winning momentum, falling in a tight three-setter (2-6, 6-4, 7-10) against home favourite Romain Arneodo and his French partner Manuel Guinard. No place like home! 👏 Monegasque Romain Arneodo and partner Manuel Guinard defeat Shetlon/Bopanna 6-2 4-6 10-7 to move into the semi-finals#RolexMonteCarloMasters pic.twitter.com/NFm6jeVMfD — Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters (@ROLEXMCMASTERS) April 11, 2025 Bopanna and Shelton had a poor start, with both players dropping one service game each and failing to convert their two break-point opportunities, ultimately conceding the opening set 2-6. They bounced back strongly in the second set, not allowing a single break-point opportunity to their opponents. Their solid play led to the first break of serve against the French-Monégasque pair, helping them level the match. However, in the deciding set, Arneodo and Guinard maintained a 100% first-serve record and held their nerves in the super tiebreaker, edging past Bopanna and Shelton …

Bopanna-Shelton beat fourth-seeded pair; advance to quarters

Monte-Carlo Masters: Bopanna-Shelton advance to the quarterfinal

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The Indo-American duo of Rohan Bopanna and Ben Shelton continued their good form to reach the quarterfinals of the Monte-Carlo ATP Masters 1000 event at Monte Carlo Country Club, France, on Wednesday. Rohan and his younger partner, Shelton, came from behind to get the better of the third seeded Italian pair of Andrea Vavassori and Simone Bolelli in three sets (2-6, 7-6, 10-7) in an hour and 38 minutes. Rohan, rewriting history in every match, broke his own record to became the oldest man to win an ATP Masters 1000 match, which he created just few days back after his first round victory at this event. Still..Ageless Rojan bopanna has super firepower to shine on highest level of the game. #MonteCarlomasters2025 pic.twitter.com/F9SlBVUTtT — Sport in a nutshell (@Shuvo10976159) April 9, 2025 A brilliant comeback Rohan and Shelton had a poor opening set as both of the players dropped one break each and lost the first set dreadfully with the scores of 2-6. In the second set, they had another break on the serve, and a …