Bopanna-Dodig bow out in NY

Ivan Dodig and Rohan Bopanna during their Round-of-16 match at Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Monday. Pic/Getty Images

Veteran Indian tennis player Rohan Bopanna and his Croatian partner Ivan Dodig fought their hearts out before losing their men's doubles third round to fourth seeds Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury at the US Open here.

Bopanna and Dodig, seeded 13th, lost 7-6(4) 4-6 6-7(3) to the Australian Open runners-up in a gruelling contest that lasted two hours and 30 minutes on Monday night. With this defeat, India's challenge ended at the last Grand Slam of the season.

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