{"id":34648,"date":"2025-03-29T14:20:46","date_gmt":"2025-03-29T13:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=34648"},"modified":"2025-03-29T14:20:53","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T13:20:53","slug":"ben-shelton-to-team-up-with-doubles-legend-for-atp-rolex-monte-carlo-masters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/ben-shelton-to-team-up-with-doubles-legend-for-atp-rolex-monte-carlo-masters\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Shelton to Team Up With Doubles Legend for ATP Rolex Monte Carlo Masters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Forming an exciting pairing, American powerhouse Ben Shelton is set to partner a doubles legend in the upcoming Rolex Monte Carlo Masters. The name in concern is 45-year-old Rohan Bopanna, who is still searching for his first title of 2025. Regardless of the result, fans can expect to see some fiery serves and forehands.<\/p><p>Bopanna has recently rekindled his partnership with Croatian veteran Ivan Dodig. At the <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/tennis\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>recent<\/a> Sunshine Double events of Indian Wells and the Miami Open, the pair tasted early defeats in the Round of 32. But at 45, Bopanna continues to show a formidable level on the doubles circuit. He is a former World No. 1 in doubles, and has two Grand Slams to his name.<\/p><p><strong>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/when-is-the-wta-miami-open-2025-final-aryna-sabalenka-vs-jessica-pegula-timing-tv-channel-and-live-streaming\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>When is the WTA Miami Open 2025 Final? Aryna Sabalenka vs Jessica Pegula Timing, TV Channel and Live Streaming<\/a><\/strong><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ben Shelton and Rohan Bopanna Set for Exhilarating Team-Up on the Monte Carlo Clay<\/h2><p>Ben Shelton and Rohan Bopanna have agreed to form the pairing at the Monte Carlo Masters, as per latest reports. The event begins on April 5 up until April 13 in France. It is an exciting pairing that will enthrall fans and show them some hard-hitting doubles. Shelton will be Bopanna&rsquo;s fifth doubles partner of the ongoing season.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking&#128680;<br><br>Rohan Bopanna to partner Ben Shelton at the Rolex Monte Carlo Masters 2025, starting on 6th April.<br><br>&#128248; India Tennis Daily Instagram <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MonteCarloMasters?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#MonteCarloMasters<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tennis?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#Tennis<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IndianTennis?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#IndianTennis<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ky62ng9316\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/ky62ng9316<\/a><\/p>&mdash; RevSportz Global (@RevSportzGlobal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RevSportzGlobal\/status\/1904530794166833342?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>March 25, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>At the 2025 Miami Open, Ben Shelton was knocked out in his first bout in both singles and doubles. While Coleman Wong stitched together an epic run of points to dump him out of the singles draw in three sets, he partnered countryman Alex Michelsen but fell short 4-6 4-6 vs Jordan Thompson and Sebastian Korda in the men&rsquo;s doubles event.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rohan Bopanna to Lose India No. 1 Spot After Six Years<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"43-Year-Old Rohan Bopanna: The Oldest World Number 1 In History!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QESlFoAiOr8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>In a bitter-sweet update for Indian tennis fans, Rohan Bopanna will lose the India No. 1 tag when the rankings are released after the 2025 Miami. 32-year-old Yuki Bhambri will be his successor, having gotten the better of Rohan Bopanna at the Florida-based event in March. This brings an end to Bopanna&rsquo;s 286-week reign at the helm.<\/p><p>Bhambri teamed up with Portugal&rsquo;s Nuno Borges to beat the experienced duo of Rohan Bopanna and Ivan Dodig 6-4 3-6 10-7 in the Miami Round of 32. Although the Bhambri\/Borges pair fell short in the quarterfinal stage, it was enough to make Bhambri India&rsquo;s new doubles headliner.<\/p><p><strong>READ ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/jakub-mensik-stuns-taylor-fritz-in-three-set-thriller-to-reach-first-atp-masters-1000-final\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Jakub Mensik Stuns Taylor Fritz in Three Set Thriller to Reach First ATP Masters-1000 Final!<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>Despite defending champion Rohan Bopanna falling short in Miami, the Monte Carlo Masters is something to look forward to. The action on the red dirt of France begins in the first week of April.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Monte Carlo Masters kicks off in early April.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":34651,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4770],"tags":[4917,4970,5238,5239,5237,5102,4936],"class_list":["post-34648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tennis","tag-atp","tag-atp-masters-1000","tag-ben-shelton","tag-ivan-dodig","tag-rohan-bopanna","tag-sebastian-korda","tag-tennis"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ben Shelton to Team Up With Doubles Legend for ATP Rolex Monte Carlo Masters - 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