Rohan Bopanna, India’s top-ranked males’s doubles participant, begins his Australian Open marketing campaign on Friday, partnering Matthew Ebden in males’s doubles. The Tenth-seeded pair takes on the all-Austrian duo of Alexander Erler and Lucas Miedler.
The 42-year-old Bopanna, a former World No. 3 in doubles, enters the primary Major of the 12 months with two defeats in two matches this season. At Tata Open Maharashtra in Pune, World No. 19 Bopanna and Dutchman Botic Van De Zandschulp misplaced to Ramkumar Ramanathan and Mexico’s Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela within the opening spherical. Playing with Ebden, Bopanna received a bye within the first spherical of the Adelaide International 2 within the following week earlier than happening to French-German pair of Nicolas Mahut and Tim Puetz within the spherical of 16.
Bopanna’s accomplice – the 35-year-old Ebden – is World No. 24 in doubles. Ebden reached final 12 months’s Australian Open males’s doubles remaining with compatriot Max Purcell, dropping to native wildcard duo of Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis. However, at Wimbledon, Ebden and Purcell beat Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic in a marathon five-set remaining to win the title.
Here is the record of fixtures involving Indians on day 5 of the 2023 Australian Open (with estimated begin timings in IST)
Court 3
Men’s Doubles, Round One: [10] Rohan Bopanna/Matthew Ebden (AUS) vs Alexander Erler/Lucas Miedler (AUT) – 7AM IST
Where to look at 2023 Australian Open in India?
In India, viewers will be capable of watch the reside telecast of the Australian Open on the Sony Sports Network and stream the matches reside on the SonyLiv app and JioTV.