The Indian tennis stars 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 Taipeis 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. The final tennis match went on for almost over one hour but India made no mistake to clinch the gold medal.🥇@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 In the semi-final match of the mixed doubles final event, 43-year-old Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale defeated Chinese Taipeis Yu-hsiou Hsu and Hao-Ching Chang to reach the final.9th Gold for India in Asian Games….!!!! 🇮🇳42-year-old Rohan Bopanna & Rutuja Bhosale won Gold in mixed doubles tennis. 🥇Rohan Bopanna is an ultimate legend in Indian sports.pic.twitter.com/QD4vad4Obf— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) 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 Friday. The Bopanna-Bhosale duo won the first set 6-1 against Chinese Taipeis 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.Great news thanks to our tennis players. Congratulations to our Mens Doubles pair of @ramkumar1994 and @SakethMyneni on winning an Asian Games Silver Medal. Their exceptional teamwork has left us all in awe. My best wishes for their upcoming endeavours. pic.twitter.com/aA8dnIpoWK— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 29, 2023 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.
