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US Open 2021: Rohan Bopanna/Ivan Dodig vs Rajeev Ram/Joe Salisbury, Round of 16 - LIVE Updates, Scores, Blog
With a quarters spot up for grabs, tennis aces Rohan Bopanna/Ivan Dodig will take on 2020 Australian Open champions in the US Open 2021 pre-quarters.
Welcome to the live blog of The Bridge for the Men's Doubles Round of 16 clash between Rohan Bopanna/Ivan Dodig and Rajeev Ram/Joe Salisbury at the 2021 US Open.
After surviving a three-set thriller against Hugo Nys and Arthur Rinderknech in the second round, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, the pair of Rohan Bopanna/Ivan Dodig have set up a clash with the 2020 Australian Open champions, Rajeev Ram/Joe Salisbury in the pre-quarters. Expected to be a tight and heated clash, the thirteenth-seeded Indo-Croatian duo will take on the fourth-seeded combine of the British-American.
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Live Updates
- 6 Sep 2021 4:44 PM GMT
TURNAROUND IN THE MATCH - ROHAN BOPANNA/IVAN DODIG GET BROKEN!
Rajeev Ram/Joe Salisbury notch up the pressure considerably to break at a very tense moment. This is the first time their serve gets broken in this match!
The 4th seeds will serve for the 2nd set now! - 6 Sep 2021 4:40 PM GMT
Tension builds up here as Ivan Dodig's serve is on attack
Rajeev Ram/Joe Salisbury are looking for opportunities as they get BREAK POINTS on the Dodig serve!
- 6 Sep 2021 4:35 PM GMT
Rohan Bopanna/Ivan Dodig are getting into the groove here!
Into Set 2, the Indo-Croatian pair look pumped up as they have the lead at 4-3. Nobody has yielded service yet, however.
- 6 Sep 2021 4:25 PM GMT
Hold of serve from both pairs - it's still level on the board!
It is 2 ALL on the board in Set 2 as both pairs are not willing to yield serve - managing to hold after deuces as well.
- 6 Sep 2021 4:08 PM GMT
Into Set 2 we head - Bopanna starts strong again!
The Indo-Croatian pair are looking in much better shape now! After bagging the first game, we are at 30 ALL in the second game of the second set with Joe Salisbury on serve!
- 6 Sep 2021 4:04 PM GMT
Bopanna/Dodig off to a good start now as they pocket the first set!
The 13th seeded Indo-Croatian pair begin now on a good note as they take the first set in a tight break, 6(4)-7(7).
- 6 Sep 2021 3:59 PM GMT
DOMINANCE FROM ROHAN BOPANNA/IVAN DODIG!
Change of momentum in the tie-break as the Indo-Croatian pair lead 5-1!
- 6 Sep 2021 3:57 PM GMT
Great start to the tie-break!
Rohan Bopanna/Ivan Dodig get the mini-break to lead 3-0! Let's goooo!