Asian Games 2023: Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale Clinch GOLD Medal In Tennis Mixed Doubles
Bopanna and Rutuja defeated Chinese Taipei by 6-1, 3-6, 10-4 and assured a medal for India at the Asian Games 2023 on Saturday.
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The Indian tennis duo Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale bagged the gold medal in the tennis mixed doubles at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou on Saturday. The Rohan-Rutuja duo struggled in the initial set of the match and lost the first set against Chinese Taipei's En-shuo Liang and Tsung-hao Huang by 6-2. The Indian pair made a stellar comeback and later dominated the game to beat their opponents in straight two sets by 3-6, and 4-10.
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The final tennis match went on for almost over one hour but India made no mistake to clinch the gold medal. In the semi-final match of the mixed doubles final event, 43-year-old Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale defeated Chinese Taipei's Yu-hsiou Hsu and Hao-Ching Chang to reach the final.
_@rohanbopanna and @RutujaBhosale12 have aced their way to GOLD in the tennis mixed doubles event at the Asian Games! ___
Their relentless determination and exceptional performance have made India shine even brighter on the global stage. Congratulations on this historic_ pic.twitter.com/Yam9IqoGrk— Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) September 30, 2023
The Indian duo defeated Chinese Taipei by 6-1, 3-6, 10-4 and assured a medal for India at the Asian Games 2023 on Saturday. The Bopanna-Bhosale duo won the first set 6-1 against Chinese Taipei's Yu-hsiou Hsu and Hao-ching Chang.
However, in the semi-final match, the Indian pair lost control in the second set but they prevailed in the tiebreaker 10-4 to storm into the final match assuring themselves a medal. The tennis events started on September 24 and concluded on Saturday with Bopanna-Bhosale winning the gold in the mixed doubles final. The Indian contingent stands at fourth place in the 19th Asian Games medals table with a total of 34 medals. Which includes nine gold, 13 silver, and 13 bronze medals.
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