India’s Rohan Bopanna and his Canadian partner Denis Shapovalov reached the US Open 2020 men’s doubles quarter-finals on Saturday with a...
India’s Rohan Bopanna and his Canadian partner Denis Shapovalov reached the US Open 2020 men’s doubles quarter-finals on Saturday with a three-set victory over the sixth-seeded German pair of Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies.
The Indo-Canadian duo was down a set but bounced back to win 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in a match that lasted one hour and 47 minutes on court No 11. They will now take on the Romanian-Dutch team of Horia Tecau and Jean-Julien Roger.
It's all about finishing strong 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾. Good effort by my partner after his long day yesterday to comeback and play hard. Good win at the office for us today @denis_shapo @usopen rohanbopannatennisacademy… https://t.co/zagWcRjFxP
— Rohan Bopanna (@rohanbopanna) September 6, 2020
Bopanna and Shapovalov, who defeated Ernesto Escobedo and Noah Rubin 6-2 6-4 in their tournament opener, struggled with their first serve in the first set against the Germans on Saturday. They did manage to get a break but were broken twice themselves to go down 4-6.
But they improved on their serve in the second set and got the decisive break. The third set was similar as Bopanna and Shapovalov against saved a break point but managed to convert theirs and close out the match.
Their next opponents – Tecau and Roger – have won two Grand Slam titles and knocked-out defending champions Juan Sebastian...
