Matt Ebden’s dream to become the first Australian to progress to a men’s doubles final at Roland Garros in 24 years unfortunately didn’t come true this year.
The 36-year-old from Perth and his Indian partner Rohan Bopanna suffered their first Grand Slam loss of the season, bowing out in the men’s doubles semifinals.
In a rematch of this year’s Australian Open final, Italians Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori turned the tables to record a 7-5 2-6 6-2 victory.
This ends a career-best run Ebden in Paris.
The result however reclaimed the coveted world No.1 position for Ebden in the latest ATP Tour doubles rankings. This sees Ebden return to the top spot for the third time this season.
| AUSSIE TOP 10 | ||
| Player | Rank | Move |
| Matt Ebden | No.1 | +2 |
| Max Purcell | No.31 | +2 |
| Jordan Thompson | No.32 | +4 |
| John Peers | No.45 | -2 |
| Rinky Hijikata | No.51 | +4 |
| John-Patrick Smith | No.60 | +2 |
| Matthew Romios | No.120 | -3 |
| Andrew Harris | No.137 | -15 |
| Tristan Schoolkate | No.142 | -2 |
| Calum Puttergill | No.144 | -1 |
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