Asian Games 2018: Bopanna-Sharan clinch gold in men's doubles tennis

Indian tennis duo – Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan – clinched the gold medal in men’s doubles event in the ongoing Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang. They defeated Kazakhstan's Aleksandr Bublik and Denis Yevseyev 6-3, 6-4 to scoop the top prize in the event.

With this victory, India's medals tally has now reached to 22, including 6 gold medals, 4 silver and 12 bronze.

Bopanna was particularly formidable from the baseline, displaying a good range of strokes to pull off some tough winners, helped by his brute power. Less than 20 minutes into the match, the Indians were 4-1 ahead, breaking Bublik and Yevseyev at the very first opportunity they got.

In no time, the top seeds were serving for the set with a 5-3 lead and Bopanna's booming serves wrapped it up in style for them.