Paris 2024 Olympics, Tennis: Rohan Bopanna and Sriram Balaji’s doubles match delayed due to rain
Rohan Bopanna and N. Sriram Balaji’s first-round men’s doubles match at Paris 2024 Olympics was delayed on Saturday due to rain.
Published : Jul 27, 2024 18:10 IST , Chennai - 1 MIN READ
Indian tennis player Rohan Bopanna (back) and N. Sriram Balaji (front) during a practice session prior to Paris 2024 Olympics. | Photo Credit: PTI
Rohan Bopanna and N Sriram Balaji’s first-round men’s doubles match at Paris 2024 Olympics was delayed on Saturday due to rain.
The Indian duo was supposed to face Frenchmen Gael Monfils and Edouard Roger-Vasselin on Court 12, one of the outside courts at Roland-Garros. The final call whether the match can be played or postponed to Sunday will be taken at 7:45PM IST.
Monfils replaced Fabien Reboul, who pulled out of the tournament due to injury.
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Bopanna, 44, is the oldest member of the Indian contingent. He is competing at the Olympics for the third time. His best performance is the fourth-place finish in mixed doubles from 2016 Rio Olympics where he paired up with Sania Mirza.
On the other hand, the 34-year-old Balaji is making his Summer Games debut.
Apart from Bopanna and Balaji, Sumit Nagal is also a member of the Indian tennis contingent.
Nagal takes on Frenchman Corentin Moutet in the first round of men’s singles.