US Open 2021: Rohan Bopanna/Ivan Dodig vs Rajeev Ram/Joe Salisbury, Round of 16 - LIVE Updates, Scores, Blog
The Indo-Croatian pair BREAKS back immediately!
We level up at 3 ALL in the decider as Bopanna/Dodig break back and Ram/Salisbury get broken for the first time in this increasingly tight match.
It takes the 13th seeds 9 break points to finally convert one.
And Ram/Salisbury BREAK again - things look bleak now for Bopanna/Dodig
Yet again, a shift in momentum in the match as Bopanna/Dodig yield serve for the second time in the match - Ram/Salisbury laps it up to takes a 3-2 lead.
It will be the British on serve now!
Bopanna steps up - but his service is on threat again!
Pressure from Ram/Salisbury once more as Bopanna finds himself on the spot.
Into the decider, it is back to being level on the board
Maintaining things level on the board, Set 3 is looking tight again with both pairs no yielding serve, it is 2-1 with the Indo-Croatian pair in the lead!
Into the decider, it is back to being level on the board
Maintaining things level on the board, Set 3 is looking tight again with both pairs no yielding serve, it is 2-1 with the Indo-Croatian pair in the lead!
It could be anybody's game now!
With Set 2 under their belt, the momentum has now shifted to the fourth seeds! Bopanna/Dodig needs to buck up!
Dodig's backhand return finds the net and away goes the set to Ram/Salisbury
And just as we had the tingling notion - we are headed for a third and final set with British-American pair winning Set 2, in 6-4!