Regretfully, Rohan Bopanna and Yuki Bhambri were knocked out of the Asian Games after being stunned by lower-ranked Sergey Fomin and Khumoyun Sultanov from Uzbekistan on 25th September. The Uzbeki players walked away with a 2-6, 6-3, 10-6 win in the second round.

This is a jarring situation as unlike the uzbeki players, Bopanna is a top-10 player in doubles while Bhambri too is ranked among the top-100. 

Bhambri had issues with his serve and strokes in the latter part of the match. In the second set, Bhambri served a double fault and went down by a break point. Bhamri tried a wide backhand which handed the Uzbekis the crucial break.

The Uzbekis earned a 3-0 lead in the Super-tie breaker, and soon made it 6-1 and then Fomin earned four match points. 

Coach Zeeshan Ali said, "Rohan played a good match but unfortunately did not get the required support needed to win today from his partner who otherwise has been having a very good doubles season." 

Bopanna is playing his last Asian Games this year and both of them will now go on to compete in the mixed doubles.