Champion last year, India’s Rohan Bopanna suffered a shock first round defeat at the Australian Open 2025 on Tuesday. Unlike the last season, Bopanna had a new partner in Nicolas Barrientos from Colombian, as the duo lost to Spanish pair of Pedro Martinez and Jaume Munar at the Melbourne Park 7-5, 7-6 (7-5).
Bopanna hadn’t had a good start with his new partner Barrientos. The Indo-Colombian pair lost in the round of 32 at the Adelaide International before surrendering in front of their opponents once again. The duo were on backfoot from the start of the game.
They went down fighting in the first set nd got their first break until the latter half of the second set. The pair tried to stay in the contest and forced a tie-breaker in the second set and took a 4-2 lead. However, Bopanna-Barrientos weren’t able to hold their nerve as Pedro and Jaume went home with the second set and eventually the game.
Earlier on Sunday, Nagal made his first round exit in men’s singles, losing to world no.26 Tomas Machac in straight sets. However, the Indian challenge at the Australian Open 2025 is still there as three more pairs in men’s doubles are yet to take the court.