asian games 2023 India’s golden journey continues. India got great news in tennis on the seventh day of the game. In the mix, experienced Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale won the gold medal for India. The pair defeated Tsung Hao Huang and An Shuo Liang of Chinese Taipei.
Pair of Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja won gold even after losing the first set
The pair of Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale had lost their first set. However, after losing the first set, both of them made a brilliant comeback by defeating Chinese Taipei’s Tsung Hao Huang and An Shuo Liang 2-6, 6-3, 10-4 and won the gold medal in the mixed doubles event of the Asian Games.
India gets second medal in tennis in Asian Games
Rohan Bopanna And with Rutuja pair winning the gold medal, now the Indian tennis team will return with at least one gold medal. This time in the Asian Games, India won only two medals in tennis, which included silver in men’s doubles.
India’s 9th gold in Asian Games
India has so far won a total of 9 gold medals in the Asian Games. If we talk about total medals, then with the help of 9 gold, 13 silver and 13 bronze medals, India has a total of 35 medals in its account. India is currently at 6th position in the medal tally.
Saketh Myneni and Ramkumar Ramanathan won silver in men’s doubles.
Ramkumar Ramanathan and Saketh Myneni lost the final of the tennis men’s doubles event at the Asian Games and had to settle for a silver medal. The Indian pair was defeated in the final by Chinese Taipei’s Hsu Yu Siu and Jason Jung in straight sets. Su (182) and Jung (231), both members of the unseeded Chinese Taipei team, had better singles rankings, which was also reflected in their play. They defeated the second seeded Indian pair 6-4, 6-4.
This is Ramkumar’s first medal in the Asian Games and Myneni’s third medal. He has won men’s doubles silver with Satnam Singh and mixed doubles gold with Sania Mirza at the 2014 Incheon Games. Ramkumar’s service remained weak in the second set also. The score was 15-30 in the third game when he double faulted and the Taipei team made two break points. Saketh made the score 15-15 in the ninth game. The Indian pair saved their serve but Jung took the lead with a volley winner on the backhand. After this there was no chance of comeback for the Indian pair.
This has been India’s performance in Asian Games tennis
In tennis, India had won four medals in Busan in 2002, four in Doha in 2006, five in Guangzhou in 2010, five in Incheon in 2014 and three in Jakarta in 2018.