Rohan Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Edben were eliminated from the Wimbledon men’s doubles second round after losing in straight sets to Hendrick Jebens and Constantin Frantzen. In just over an hour, the second-seeded Bopanna and Ebden lost 3-6, 6-7 (4) to their unseeded German opponents.
Indian resistance ends at Wimbledon
Bopanna and Ebden’s departure from the All England Club is a major letdown following their impressive start. They had already won their first-round match, 7-5, 6-4, in a rain-shortened one hour and eleven-minute match against Robin Haase and Sander Arends of the Netherlands.
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One break in whole match
Bopanna and Ebden, the winners of the Australian Open, gave up a break in the opening set, which was sufficient for Jebens and Frantzen to take the lead in the match.
Tie-breaker blues
Rain caused the match to be stopped when the second set was tied at five games each. The set did not have a service break. After play resumed, the match moved into a tie-breaker, where Jebens Frantzen easily took a 4-1 lead and prevailed over their opponents.
