- Alex de Minaur and Alexei Popyri are out of the Olympic Games
- Aussie pair lost their men’s doubles first round match
- De Minaur was forced to withdraw from the men’s singles
Alex de Minaur and Alexei Popyrin have been dumped out of the Olympic Games after losing their first round match in straight sets.
De Minaur was forced to pull out of the men’s singles competition owing to the hip injury that led to his withdrawal from Wimbledon earlier this month, but made himself available for the doubles tournament alongside childhood friend Popyrin.
However, the Aussie pair were dispatched of in brutal fashion by Team USA rivals Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram, who won the contest 6-2, 6-4 at Roland Garros.
It means both De Minaur and his tennis star girlfriend Katie Boulter will no longer play a part in Paris this summer, with the Briton also suffering a straight sets first round defeat in the women’s singles to Anna Karolína Schmiedlová of Slovakia.
More to follow.
Alex de Minaur and Alexei Popyrin have crashed out of the Paris Olympics
The Australian pair suffered defeat in the first round of the men’s doubles competition
