Australian Open doubles winners Ravi Bopanna and Matthew Ebden suffered a shock defeat in round 1 of the ATP Mutua Madrid Open against the American-Australian duo of Sebastian Korda and Jordan Thompson on Tuesday night. The Indo-Australian duo fell to Korda-Thompson 7-6 (4), 7-5, in a match that lasted just under 90 minutes. The match was closely contested between both the pairings, but thanks to Korda and Thompson’s strong service, they got their noses in front, despite a good fightback from Bopanna and Ebden in saving three break points. Korda and Thompson eventually won the first set following a tie-breaker. The second set was played along similar lines but with the latter duo gaining more momentum and confidence as the set progressed. Bopanna and Ebden were unable to create any momentum or levy pressure on their opponents as the second set met with the same fate as its predecessor, and they ended up suffering a shock first-round exit from the tournament. Although a setback, the duo has had a good run this year starting with …