Indian tennis pair Bopanna and Bhosale win a gold medal in mixed doubles at the 2023 Asian Games

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Indian tennis pair Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale won the gold medal in mixed doubles tennis at the 2023 Asian Games.

An Overview of the News

• Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale defeated Yu-Hsiu Hsu and Hao-Ching Chan of Chinese Taipei by 2-6, 6-3, 10-4 to ensure their victory.

• India had to come from behind after losing the first set 2-6 but they came back and won the next two sets.

• It was India's second tennis medal at the 2023 Asian Games after Ramkumar Ramanathan and Saketh Myneni had earlier won a silver in men's doubles tennis.

India's Mixed Doubles Success:

• India has won a total of seven medals in the mixed doubles category at the Asian Games, which includes three gold medals.

• Champions in this category have been Leander Paes and Sania Mirza at Doha 2006, as well as Saketh Myneni and Sania Mirza at Incheon 2014.