US Open 2021: Rohan Bopanna/Ivan Dodig vs Rajeev Ram/Joe Salisbury, Round of 16 - LIVE Updates, Scores, Blog

Fitting answer from Ivan Dodig as he holds to love!

Considering how this match has been, a tie-breaker was always in the cards as we level at 6 ALL!

Hold to love for Salisbury and now it will be Dodig to serve and stay in the first set!

The pressure is back on the Rohan Bopanna/Ivan Dodig side as they need to bring out the big guns here! 

It is Ivan Dodig to serve!

Comfortable hold for Bopanna as we level at 5 ALL

It hasn't been the smoothest of service games from either opponents pairs really but they have managed to hold their serve, tamed all threats to level up!

Still no sweat for Ram/Salisbury - they lead 5-4!

Rohan Bopanna will now have to serve to remain in this set! Let's go as he begins with a solid serve!

Pressure from Ivan Dodig/Rohan Bopanna - forced to a Deuce!

We think we jinxed it as Ram's serve drops as Bopanna/Dodig manages to take the game to a deuce on the Ram serve! Let's go!

Rajeev Ram is impeccable with his service game today - coming to the net early to kill points. 

Dodig serves up the tee - and an ace it is!

Although Dodig serves aces, his service too isn't rock-solid just as yet. Bopanna/Dodig, however, manages to hold on to the serve as they level at 4 ALL.

Rajeev Ram/Joe Salisbury are unruffled here - they lead 4-3

Working like a well-oiled machine, Rajeev Ram/Joe Salisbury have the momentum here as their shots are strategic and kept short. No such challenge thrown by the Indo-Croatian pair. 

Back to Ivan Dodig on serve now!

It is 3-2 on the board as Ram/Salisbury look more in the groove and leads

Rajeev Ram holds to love as he serves and gives a much-necessary boost here! Quality display of tennis by the American of Indian origin. 

Rohan Bopanna/Ivan Dodig need to shift gears and change the momentum of this match!

It's going tense in the first set with Ram/Salisbury up by 2-1 and the form of Bopanna/Dodig lacking consistency.