Bopanna and Roger-Vasselin lost the quarter-final 6-7(4), 2-6 to Alexander Peya and Nikola Mektic.
17:40 (GMT)5 JUN 2018
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17:38 (GMT)5 JUN 2018
And, with that loss, India's campaign at the French Open 2018 comes to an end.
17:37 (GMT)5 JUN 2018
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Bopanna and Roger-Vasselin have lost their match 6-7(4), 2-6 to the eighth seeds Alexander Peya and Nikola Mektic in the quarter-finals
17:04 (GMT)5 JUN 2018
It's all going downhill for the 13th seeds now.
Bopanna and Roger-Vasselin concede yet another break to slump to 1-4
17:02 (GMT)5 JUN 2018
Peya and Mektic have a very easy service game to go up to 3-1
16:57 (GMT)5 JUN 2018
But the 13th seeds fail to consolidate that break.
They go down 1-2.
Can they break back again?
16:56 (GMT)5 JUN 2018
Bopanna and Roger-Vasselin BREAK BACK!!!!!!
1-1
16:53 (GMT)5 JUN 2018
Bopanna and Roger-Vasselin get broken in the first game of the second set.
They are a set and a break down.
16:44 (GMT)5 JUN 2018
Bopanna and Roger-Vasselin have a lot to do now!
16:44 (GMT)5 JUN 2018
And they CONVERT!!!!!!
Mektic and Peya take the first set!
7-6(4)
16:43 (GMT)5 JUN 2018
Mektic and Peya have two set points now
16:42 (GMT)5 JUN 2018
They are still continuing to be totally on par in this tiebreak.
4-4
16:39 (GMT)5 JUN 2018
After an exchange of minibreaks, it is 2-2
16:39 (GMT)5 JUN 2018
It is 1-1 in the tiebreak
16:38 (GMT)5 JUN 2018
And it is a tiebreak in this match!
16:32 (GMT)5 JUN 2018
Bopanna and Roger-Vasselin HOLD!
What a fight that was!
It is 5-5
16:30 (GMT)5 JUN 2018
And the 13th seeds save it again!
16:29 (GMT)5 JUN 2018
Mektic and Peya have another set point here.
16:27 (GMT)5 JUN 2018
It's another big test for Bopanna and Roger-Vasselin.
Involved in a marathon service game. Already saved set points.
16:23 (GMT)5 JUN 2018
Easy hold from the eighth seeds!
Up 5-4
16:20 (GMT)5 JUN 2018
Yes, they finally hold! What a show of mental strength!
It is 4-4
16:18 (GMT)5 JUN 2018
A marathon service game continues.
Bopanna and Roger-Vasselin have saved a ton of break points already!
Can they hold?
16:14 (GMT)5 JUN 2018
Mektic and Peya held their service game after some stiff resistance from their opponents.
Now the 13th seeds face some pressure.
It is deuce on their serve
16:06 (GMT)5 JUN 2018
Peya and Mektic held their serves.
And the 13th seeds too responded with an easy service game of their own.
It continues to be on par at 3-3
16:03 (GMT)5 JUN 2018
The 13th seeds have squandered three break point opportunities so far.
It is deuce on the Peya-Mektic serve
15:57 (GMT)5 JUN 2018
Still nothing to choose between the two teams.
They are evenly poised at 2-2
15:51 (GMT)5 JUN 2018
Bopanna and Roger-Vasselin responded with a comfortable hold.
1-1
15:50 (GMT)5 JUN 2018
Good start from Peya and Mektic.
They hold serve for 1-0
15:49 (GMT)5 JUN 2018
The match is under way!
14:12 (GMT)5 JUN 2018
Hello and welcome to Sportskeeda's live coverage of the French Open. Bopanna and Roger-Vasselin take on the eighth seeds Alexander Peya and Nikola Mektic.
Rohan Bopanna and his French partner Edouard Roger-Vasselin shocked top seeded Marcelo Melo and Lukasz Kubot in straight sets to reach the men’s doubles quarterfinals of the French Open in Paris. The 13th seeded Indo-French team beat the Brazilian-Polish combo 6-4 7-6(1) in one hour and 30 minutes
It’s the third time that Bopanna has reached quarterfinal stage at Roland Garros. Bopanna is the only Indian surviving in the clay court Grand Slam as all others have suffered defeats. The Indian veteran won the mixed doubles title in Paris last year with Gabriela Dabrowski
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