Experienced duo Sania and Rohan beat Ankita and Ramanathan 6-2, 7-6(5) in just over an hour on Court 8. Sania, 34, and Bopanna, 41, were always in control in the first set but faced some resistance in the second.
The incident took place on April 20, 2018. Deputy Public Prosecutor Sruthi Boppana said that Maniam spotted a couple in an inebriated situation sleeping on a bench at a public bus stop. He moved the woman to another bench at the same bus stop and sexually assaulted her.
Bopanna and Gabriela Dabrowski defeated Nikola Mektic and Ana Konjuh 7-6, 6-2 in 63 minutes.
