2024 Cincinnati Masters: Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden crash out
Seeded as the number two pair at the 2024 Cincinnati Masters, India's Rohan Bopanna and his partner Matthew Ebden crashed out in the men's doubles round of 16. Bopanna and Ebden lost in three sets against Arthur Fils and Nicolas Jarry in a thrilling 4-6, 7-6, 8-10 contest on Friday. It's the third successive R16 defeat for Bopanna and Ebden on the ATP Tour.
Here are the match stats
Fils and Jarry doled out seven aces compared to four from Bopanna and Ebden, who committed more double faults (8-4). Despite owning an 85% win on the first serve, Bopanna-Ebden faltered in the 2nd serve (61% win). Fils and Jarry converted 1/6 break points.
Two honors for Bopanna and Ebden until Italian Open
Bopanna and Ebden started the 2024 season by ending as runners-up at the Adelaide International. However, the duo won the Australian Open thereafter. A quarter-final exit followed in Dubai before the two two faltered in R32 (Indian Wells). Bopanna and Ebden won the Miami Open title before losing in R16 (Monte-Carlo Masters). The duo lost in R32 (Madrid) and R16 (Rome).
Journey after the Italian Open
Bopanna and Ebden reached the semis at Roland Garros and quarters at Queen's. At 2024 Wimbledon, the duo suffered a 2nd-round exit. Since then, the two have suffered three successive R16 exits at the German Open, Canadian Open and Cincinnati Masters respectively.
Bopanna retired from Indian tennis
Last month, Bopanna announced his retirement from Indian tennis after bowing out of the Paris 2024 Olympics in the men's doubles first round alongside N. Sriram Balaji. The Indian duo lost 7-5, 6-2 to French duo of Gael Monfils and Edouard Roger-Vasselin. Bopanna represented India in the Asian Games 2022 in Hangzhou, where he won the gold medal with Rutuja Bhosale (mixed doubles).
