NEW DELHI: India's Rohan Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Ebden exited the French Open after losing to the Italian duo Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori in the semifinals on Thursday.
The second-seeded Indo-Australian pair was defeated 5-7, 6-2, 2-6 by the eleventh-seeded Italians.
Earlier, the Australian Open-winning pair had overcome the challenge posed by Brazilians Marcelo Zormann and Orlando Luz, winning 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 in the opening round.
Following that victory, they proceeded to defeat the Indo-Italian pair of N Sriram Balaji and Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela 6-7 [2-7], 6-3, 7-6 [10-8] in the subsequent round.
In the quarterfinals, Bopanna and Ebden secured a win over the Belgian duo of Sander Gillé and Joran Vliegen 7-6 [7-3], 5-7, 6-1.
In addition to their Grand Slam doubles triumph in Melbourne, Bopanna and Ebden also claimed victory in the Miami Masters earlier this year.
(With PTI inputs)