Rohan Bopanna and Zhang Shuai Advance to Australian Open Quarterfinals

Eppe Franklyne –

• Rohan Bopanna and Zhang Shuai reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open mixed doubles after receiving a walkover in their second-round match.
• They were scheduled to play fourth seeds Taylor Townsend and Hugo Nys but advanced without taking the court.
• The Indo-Chinese pair will face the winners of the match between Timea Babos & Marcelo Arevalo and Olivia Gadecki & John Peers.
• Earlier, Bopanna and Shuai won their opening match against Kristina Mladenovic and Ivan Dodic 6-4, 6-4.
• Bopanna’s partnership with Nicolas Barrientos in the men’s doubles ended in a first-round defeat to Pedro Martinez and Jaume Munar.
• At 44, Bopanna made history by becoming the oldest man to win a Grand Slam title in the Open Era with his victory at the 2024 Australian Open alongside Matthew Ebden.

Rohan Bopanna, alongside Chinese partner Zhang Shuai, has made an impressive run in the Australian Open mixed doubles event, advancing to the quarterfinals with a walkover in their second-round match. Originally slated to compete against fourth seeds Taylor Townsend and Hugo Nys, the Indo-Chinese duo moved to the next stage without stepping on the court. Their next challenge will be against the winners of the match between Timea Babos and Marcelo Arevalo, and Olivia Gadecki and John Peers.

This success follows their solid 6-4, 6-4 victory over Kristina Mladenovic and Ivan Dodic in the opening round. However, in the men’s doubles, Bopanna and his new Colombian partner Nicolas Barrientos were eliminated in the first round by the Spanish duo of Pedro Martinez and Jaume Munar.

Bopanna, who made history by becoming the oldest man in the Open Era to win a Grand Slam title at the 2024 Australian Open with Matthew Ebden, continues to showcase his prowess on the tennis court.