Paris, France): Indian duo Rohan Bopanna and N Sriram Balaji were knocked out of the men’s doubles tournament after suffering a first round defeat at the Paris Olympics.

The Indian pair lost 7-5, 6-2 to French pair Gael Monfils and Edouard Roger-Vasselin in straight sets. The match lasted 1 hour and 16 minutes.

The French duo converted two of their three break point chances to win a hard-fought first set, while Bopanna-Balaji made 15 unforced errors, preventing them from taking control of the match.

In the second set, the French duo broke Bopanna-Balaji’s serve in the fourth and eighth games to win outright. (ANI)

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