CHENNAI: Indian duo Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale will play Chinese Taipei pair Tsung-hao Huang and En-shuo Liang in the Asian Games 2023 tennis mixed doubles gold medal match at the Hangzhou Olympic Tennis Centre on Saturday.
Earlier in the mixed doubles final event match, the Indian ace 43 year old Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale secure their spot and also assured a medal with a 6-1, 3-6, [10-4] victory over Chinese Taipei in the semifinal at the ongoing 19th Asian Games on Friday.
In the quarterfinals, the Indian duo had defeated Grigoriy Lomakin and Zhibek Kulambayeva of Kazakhstan 7-5, 6-3 on Thursday.
Match begins (IND 1-0 TPE)
Set 1:
India begins with good play as they score 40 points against TPE 15 points that leads them a point in the game.
(IND 1 -1 TPE)
Set 1:
TPE scores back against India winning a point in the game.
(IND 1 -2 TPE)
Set 1:
Chinese Taipei pair takes the lead after leveling the score point 15-15 against India in the game.
(IND 1 -3 TPE)
Set 1:
Indian pair makes an error in the net that makes TPE in the lead winning the point in the round.
(IND 1-4 TPE)
Set 1:
Its a double break point where TPE scores 40 points and takes the lead in the game.
(IND 1- 5 TPE)
Set 1:
Another point for TPE, as they score 40 points with India scoring 15 points in the game.
(IND 2- 5 TPE)
Set 1:
This time, Indian pair takes the lead with a point where they score 40 points and TPE scores 15 points in the round game.
(IND 2- 6 TPE)
Set 1:
TPE and IND match intenses with 40-40 points as it moves into set point where TPE and IND plays well leading the game into an advantage for TPE, and they win the first set.
(IND 1-0 TPE)
Set 2 begins:
Indian duo Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale take the lead with a point against the TPE pair in the game.
(IND 1-1 TPE)
Set 2:
TPE scores back in the game as they score 40 points and 15 points for Indian duo in the round.
(IND 2-1 TPE)
Set 2:
Indian duo marches the game as they pressure TPE pair winning a score point in the game.
(IND 2-2 TPE)
Set 2:
TPE pair fights back and wins the score back against India.
(IND 3-2 TPE)
Set 2:
Its a double fault for Indian duo but makes to game point with 40 points and TPE scores 30 points. A brilliant serve by Rohan leads the game 3-2 against TPE.
(IND 3-3 TPE)
Set 2:
TPE scores each point where India scores and they win a point in the round.
(IND 4-3 TPE)
Set 2:
A brilliant serve by Rutuja Bhosale begins the round and scores 40 points against TPE pair with 30 points and Rutuja settles with a point in the game.
(IND 5-3 TPE)
Set 2:
India duo takes the game forward with 40 points and TPE scoring 30 points, and its win for India as Rutuja places the ball at the corner side of TPE court.
(IND 6-3 TPE)
Set 2:
India is coming back as its 2 point leveling the final, as it is set point where IND 40 -15 TPE and leads the game.
The game moves into tie-break.
(IND 2-0 TPE)
Set 3:
Super Tie-break
Indian duo races the tie break 3-0 against TPE.
(IND 5-1 TPE)
Set 3:
Super Tie-break
TPE scores a point but Rohan rips the ball with aggression wins 3 more points in the tie-break.
(IND 8-3 TPE)
Set 3:
Super Tie-break
Match goes intense as Indian duo scores the game against Chinese pair as they make score back to beat India in the final.
(IND 10-4 TPE)
Set 3: (Gold medal for India!!!)
Super Tie-break
Rutuja scores back with point against TPE pair and the Indian duo wins the gold medal in mixed doubles final in Asian Games.
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