Bopanna-Nielsen enter US Open 2nd round
New York, Sep 1 (IANS) Indian tennis star Rohan Bopanna and his Danish partner Frederik Nielsen entered the second round of the men’s doubles competition at the US Open with a hard fought victory over Radek Stepanek and Nenad Zimonjic here.
Bopanna and Nielsen won the first round encounter 6-3, 6-7, 6-3 in one hour and 53 minutes at Flushing Meadows here late on Wednesday evening.
They will now take on the US-New Zealand combination of Brian Baker and Marcus Daniell for a place in the pre-quarterfinals.
Baker and Daniell registered an easy 6-3, 6-2 victory over Malek Jaziri of Tunisia and Hans Podlipnik-Castillo of Chile in their opening round clash.
Paes, Mirza, Bopanna win at US Open
New York, Sep 1 (IANS) Indian tennis stars Leander Paes, Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna began their US Open campaign on a sound note, winning their respective opening round matches at Flushing Meadows here.
Bopanna kicked off India’s day with a sweat-inducing 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-3 win with his Danish partner Frederik Nielsen over 16th seeds Radek Stepanek and Nenad Zimonjic in the first round men’s doubles on Wednesday.
Seventh seeds Sania Mirza and her Czech partner Barbora Strycova defeated unseeded American pairing of Jada Myii Hart and Ena Shibahara 6-2, 6-3 in a fairly comfortable fashion in women’s doubles.
Veteran Paes and his mixed doubles partner Martina Hingis also had a light workout at the court, securing a 6-3, 6-2 win against Americans Sachia Vickery and Frances Tiafoe.
The unseeded Indo-Danish pair of Bopanna and Nielsen fought 1 hour and 53 minutes to seal the win at Court 6.
Bopanna-Nielsen were up against a more experienced Czech-Serbian combination but began confidently to win the first set 6-3.
Stepanek-Zimonjic used all of their experience to claim the second set in a tie-break to pull level.
But Bopanna-Nielsen kept a hold on their nerves to win the decider 6-3. They converted four out of eight break points won, while their opponents only won 2 from 9, which ultimately created the difference among two teams.
They will now take on the US-New Zealand combination of Brian Baker and Marcus Daniell for a place in the pre-quarterfinals.
Seventh seeds Sania Mirza and her Czech partner Barbora Strycova defeated unseeded American pairing of Jada Myii Hart and Ena Shibahara 6-2, 6-3 in a fairly comfortable fashion in women’s doubles.
They need an hour and nine minutes to complete the victory at Court 4.
World No.1 women’s doubles player Sania and Barbora carved out five break points throughout the course of the match, converting three of them to secure the win. They won 65 out of the total 116 points played.
Paes-Hingis weren’t even stretched that far.
The Indo-Swiss combination wrapped up the contest in 51 minutes.
They were at ease from the beginning and broke their opponents serve four times in a one-sided contest, claiming 56 out of the total 94 points played.
Paes, Bopanna advance at US Open
New York, Sep 1 (IANS) Indian stars Rohan Bopanna and Leander Paes registered contrasting wins to enter the second round of their respective categories at the US Open tennis tournament here.
Bopana and his Danish partner Frederik Nielsen entered the second round of the men’s doubles competition with a hard fought victory over Radek Stepanek and Nenad Zimonjic at Flushing Meadows here late on Wednesday evening.
Paes and Swiss star Martina Hingis meanwhile, hardly broke sweat as they opened their campaign in the mixed doubles category with an easy win.
Bopanna and Nielsen won the first round encounter 6-3, 6-7, 6-3 in one hour and 53 minutes.
They will now take on the US-New Zealand combination of Brian Baker and Marcus Daniell for a place in the pre-quarterfinals.
Baker and Daniell registered an easy 6-3, 6-2 victory over Malek Jaziri of Tunisia and Hans Podlipnik-Castillo of Chile in their opening round clash.
Earlier in the day, the veteran duo of Paes and Hingis outplayed the American pair of Sachia Vickery and Frances Tiafoe 6-3, 6-2 in 51 minutes.
Paes and Hingis will take on the winner of the first round clash between Anastasia Rodionova of Australia and Juan Sebastian Cabal of Colombia and Americans Coco Vandeweghe and Rajeev Ram in the second round.
