Rohan Bopanna-Florin Mergea Pair Ousted From Indian Wells Masters
Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea lost 6-2, 4-6, 4-10 to Spanish team of Feliciano Lopez and Mark Lopez in the opening round of the BNP Paribas Open.
- Press Trust of India
- Updated: March 13, 2016 06:47 pm IST
Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea suffered a first round defeat for the second time in a row, crashing out of the BNP Paribas Open. (Bopanna Focussed on Getting Top 10 Ranking and Not Olympics)
The fifth seed Indo-Romanian pair lost 6-2, 4-6, 4-10 to Spanish team of Feliciano Lopez and Mark Lopez in the opening round of the USD 7,037,595 hard court event. (Bopanna-Florin Mergea Knocked Out of Dubai Tennis)
They made a superb start by breaking their rivals twice in the opening set and faced no breakpoint on their serve.
However, the Spaniards worked their way back in the match. They cashed in on a break chance in a close second set and forced a Super Tie Breaker in which they outplayed Bopanna and Mergea.
Before this the Indo-Romanian team had made a first round exit from the Dubai Duty Free Championships.