Rithivik Choudary Bollipalli, the latest Indian player to make a steady progress on the ATP doubles circuit, on Thursday made a pre-quarterfinal exit from the Brisbane International along with partner Robin Haase.
The Indo-Duch team lost 4-6, 2-6 to local alternate combination of Rinky Hijikata and Jason Kubler in 65 minutes in the ATP 250 tournament ahead of the Australian Open — season’s first Grand Slam, starting January 12. Bollipalli is set to make his Major debut in Melbourne.
N Sriram Balaji and Miguel Reyes-Varela had exited the tournament with a 4-6, 2-6 defeat against Manuel Guinard and Arthur Rinderknech in the opening round.
Another Indian who opened his 2025 campaign this week was Yuki Bhambri, who lost the Hong Kong Tennis Open quarterfinal with French partner Albano Olivetti. The fourth seeds had lost 4-6, 6-7(5) to Karen Khachanov and Andrey Rublev.
In the singles, Sumit Nagal made a first round exit from the ATP Challenger event in Canberra, losing 6-2, 4-6, 1-6 to the American qualifier Patrick Kypson.