US Open 2024: Indian Challenge Ends After Bopanna-Sutjiadi Lose Mixed Doubles Semifinal

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Indian challenge at the US Open 2024 was halted on Tuesday (September 3) after ace tennis player Rohan Bopanna and his Indonesian partner Aldila Sutjiadi suffered heartbreak in the semi-final of the ongoing US Open 2024 tennis mixed doubles event.

The Indo-Indonesian pair were defeated 6-3, 6-4 by the American duo of Taylor Townsend and Donald Young at the Louis Armstrong Stadium in the last four match that lasted for 55 minutes.

The American pair started strong against Bopanna-Sutjiadi, winning the first three games of the first set. The Indo-Indonesian pair found their rhythm and tied the set at 3-3. However, Bopanna's opponent earned another break and went to win the next two games to take the set 6-3.

The second set began evenly before the Indo-Indonesian pair stumbled in the fifth game, giving away a crucial break point. The American pair then held onto all their service games to win the set 6-4 and book a berth in the final.

Though Bopanna-Sutjiadi hit four aces and made fewer unforced errors, Townsend-Young's 26 winners proved decisive in the end. Townsend-Young will lock horns against Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori of Italy in the Championship match.

After the exit of Bopanna from the US Open 2024, India's representation at the final Grand Slam of the year came to an end. This year, the 44-year-old Indian tennis player matched his best mixed doubles result at the US Open, but failed to take it one step higher.

Earlier in the men's doubles of the US Open, Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Ebden suffered heartbreak against Argentine pair Andres Molteni and Maximo Gonzalez in their pre-quarterfinals.

Indian tennis players N Sriram Balaji and Yuki Bhambri also faced defeat in earlier rounds in their respective doubles matches at the US Open. Meanwhile, Sumit Nagal was the only Indian in the singles, he was ousted in the opening round.

Balaji alongside his Argentine partner Guido Andreozzi suffered a loss in the second round, while Bhambri, who partnered Frenchman Albano Olivetti, bowed out in the third round.