Men’s doubles duo of India’s Rohan Bopanna and Australia’s Matthew Edben reached the semifinal of the ongoing Miami Open tennis tournament on Wednesday.
They defeated Australia’s John Patrick-Smith and his Netherlands’ partner Sem Verbeek in the QFs by 3-6, 7- 6(4), 10-7.
The first set, the India- Aussie duo made numerous unforced errors that put them on a backfoot and they eventually lost it. However, the experience and chemistry of this duo was evident in how they put the first-set loss aside to secure the next two sets.
Also, in the men’s singles quarterfinals, top-seed Carlos Alcaraz extended his winning streak to nine matches following a straight-set win over Lorenzo Musetti 6-3, 6-3, which sealed him a place in the tournament quarterfinals.
Alcaraz’s opponent will be Grigor Dimitrov, who went past the eight-seeded Hubert Hurkacz 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(3) in his round of 16 match.
Also, Alex De Minaur, the world number ten, lost to 57th-ranked Fabian Marozsan of Hungary by 6-4, 0-6, 6-1 in his round-of-16 match in an absolute shocker. Fabian’s opponent will be Alexander Zverev, who had beat Karen Khachanov 6-1, 6-4 in the pre- quarterfinals.
The campaign of Christopher O’Connell also met its conclusion as he was defeated by Jannik Sinner by 6-4, 6-3. Sinner, the Australian Open winner, raced to QFs following this win.
The Miami Open 2024 start on March 17 and will end on March 31.
(Input from ANI)
