Bopanna loses in Dutch ATP event qualifiers

Rohan Bopanna lost to Jamaican Dustin Brown in straight-sets.

New Delhi: Rohan Bopanna`s hopes of making the main draw of the Unicef Open in s`Hertogenbosch,

Netherlands were punctured by a straight-set defeat at the hands of Jamaican Dustin Brown. The unseeded Indian Davis Cupper fought hard before losing 4-6, 4-6 to his second seed rival in the second round of the grass court qualifying event. Bopanna had beaten Germany`s Peter Torebko 6-7(2), 6-2, 6-4 in the opening round of the euro 450,000 event, a build up tournament for the Wimbledon. Bopanna, who has been doing well in doubles of late, had last week qualified for the singles main draw of the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany. He had lost in the first round of the main event. PTI