Overview
- Rohan Bopanna and Takeru Yuzuki upset top seeds Christian Harrison and Evan King 4-6, 6-3, 18-16 to reach the Japan Open final in Tokyo.
- The pair saved multiple match points in a marathon super tiebreak and converted their third to seal the semifinal win.
- Bopanna and Yuzuki lost the final to second seeds Hugo Nys and Édouard Roger-Vasselin 7-5, 7-5, as reported by Times Now and News18.
- The ATP confirmed this was Bopanna’s 64th tour-level final and noted he is the second-oldest men’s doubles finalist in the Open Era, behind John McEnroe.
- Indian outlets reported Bopanna became the oldest player to reach an ATP 500 doubles final, surpassing Leander Paes’ previous mark.