Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden have finished as the runners up in the men’s doubles category of the Shanghai Open 2023. The Indian-Australian pair won the first set, but were overwhelmed by a comeback from Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos who went on to win the match, and the tournament by a scoreline of 7-5, 2-6, 7-10.
The winners earned 1000 ATP points and a payout worth $436,730, while Bopanna and Ebden collected $231,660 and 600 ATP points for finishing second. The pair also came up short in the US Open and Madrid Masters in their sixth and final season together.
Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden finish as runners up in Shanghai Open 2023
Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden will feature in the ATP Finals 2023 tournament to be held next month in Turin, Italy. They won the Indian Wells Masters held in March this year before coming up short in Madrid.
Granollers and Zeballos dropped the first set but responded brilliantly, securing the win within 90 minutes. They took the lead in the 12th game after achieving a breakpoint, and performed clinically in the tie-breaker to end all hopes of their opponents growing back into the game.
Bopanna, now 43, remains one of the most illustrious Indian tennis players although primarily playing doubles matches. He will debut in the ATP Finals with Ebden alongside Ivan Dodig-Austin Krajicek and Wesley Koolhof-Neal Skupski next month, adding to the list of accolades he has already achieved.
