Madrid Masters: Andy Murray eases into Round 3, Rohan Bopanna loses in Round 1 doubles

London : In a disappointing result for the Indian fans from the prestigious Madrid Masters, Rohan Bopanna and partner Pablo Cuevas were sent packing by Fabrice Martin and Daniel Nestor in a Round 1 tie. The Indio-Uruguayan pair went down in straight sets 3-6, 2-6 in the masters 1000 tournament. Meanwhile, in a Round 2 singles encounter, Andy Murray, the top seed, beat Marius Copil. Murray won in straight sets 6-4, 6-3.
Some of Tuesday’s matches were for a place in the second round with Spain’s Nicolas Almagro booking a tie against Novak Djokovic after defeating fellow countryman Tommy Robredo 6-3, 3-6, 6-1.
Meanwhile, Ryan Harrison defeated Bernard Tomic 7-5, 4-6, 6-2, while number 9 seed David Goffin had to work hard to take his first set 7-6 (7) against Florian Meyer, before running away with the second 6-0.
Number 8 seed Dominic Thiem joins Murray in the third round after beating Jared Donaldson 6-3, 6-4.
Meanwhile, Bopanna and Cuevas were also stunned in the first round of the Barcelona Open last month after they went down against the tournament’s top-seeded pair of Henri Kontinen and John Peers.
Bopanna is now ranked 18 in the world while Cuevas is ranked 24 in the doubles and 26 in the singles.