Veteran Rohan Bopanna is on a dream run in 2023. Having already qualified for the ATP Finals, he is all set to begin his Paris Masters campaign 2023 along with his partner Matthew Ebden. Bopanna and Ebden are the third seeded pair in the tournament.
They will be facing Novak Djokovic in the second round on Wednesday, 1st November 2023. Djokovic will be playing alongside his partner Miomir Kecmanovic. The match is schduled to begin at 9.15 PM IST.
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Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden received a direct bye to the second round of the tournament. The duo return to the ATP Tour following their runner-up finish at the Shanghai Masters a fortnight ago.
It was their second successive final in the ATP Tour. Before that tournament they finished as runner-up at the US Open 2023. In their first season as a team, Bopanna-Ebden pair won the Qatar Open and Indian Wells Masters title earlier this year.
They will now enter as the favourites in the Paris Masters second round. The duo will be facing the unseeded Serbians for a spot in the quarterfinal of the ongoing ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Paris.
Novak Djokovic and Miomir Kecmanovic aim to continue winning momentum
Novak Djokovic is eyeing his record-extending seventh title at Paris Masters in singles. The Serbian however began his campaign in the tournament in the doubles this year.
Djokovic and Kecmanovic sailed past Gonzalo Escobar and Aleksandr Nedovyesov 6-4, 6-2 in the first round. This is the first time this year that both the players are pairing up in the Doubles.
Djokovic last played a doubles match at Cincinnati Masters. He paired up with Nikola Cacic and the duo lost in the first round in the tournament.
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