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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 3:56 PM GMT
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!
- 6 Sep 2021 3:53 PM GMT
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! - 6 Sep 2021 3:51 PM GMT
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!
- 6 Sep 2021 3:47 PM GMT
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!
- 6 Sep 2021 3:45 PM GMT
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!
- 6 Sep 2021 3:43 PM GMT
Rajeev Ram is impeccable with his service game today - coming to the net early to kill points.
- 6 Sep 2021 3:41 PM GMT
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.
- 6 Sep 2021 3:37 PM GMT
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! - 6 Sep 2021 3:29 PM GMT
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! - 6 Sep 2021 3:26 PM GMT
It's going tense in the first set with Ram/Salisbury up by 2-1 and the form of Bopanna/Dodig lacking consistency.