The Indian tennis camp had something to cheer on Thursday with Ramkumar Ramanathan and Saketh Myneni reaching the men’s doubles gold medal round it’s been a great achievement for Indian tennis sport.
India’s tennis players Ramkumar Ramanathan and Saketh Myneni downed the fighting Korean team of Seongchan Hong and Soonwoo Kwon to move to the men’s doubles final, here on Thursday.
It was a nail-biting contest even in the tie-break as both teams did not give an inch to the other. With 5-5, the Koreans once again found inspiration to find a forehand winner. Myneni then found the net as Korea took the second set to send the men’s doubles semi-final into the decider.
Disappointments in tennis
The Bopanna and Bhambri pair was considered a sure-shot medal contender but the Indian team made a shock early exit in the opening round.