Lindstedt/Qureshi Oust Tenth Seeds
Lindstedt/Qureshi Oust Tenth Seeds
Fifth seeds Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau topped Mate Pavic and Michael Venus 6-2, 6-2 on Saturday at the US Open. The Dutch/Romanian duo hit 13 winners and did not face a break point in the 56-minute victory. Next in the third round, they will face Robert Lindstedt and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi, who ousted tenth seeds Henri Kontinen and John Peers 7-5, 6-7(7), 6-3, saving four of the six break points they faced in the two-hour, 17-minute match.
Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares, the reigning Australian Open champions, dropped just two games to advance to the third round. The fourth seeds beat Marcin Matkowski and Jurgen Melzer 6-1, 6-1 in 53 minutes. Murray/Soares will next take on Brian Baker and Marcus Daniell for a spot in the quarter-finals. The British/Brazilian pair are currently third in the Emirates ATP Doubles Race To London. They will qualify for the prestigious season finale should they reach the final in Flushing Meadows.
Lukasz Kubot and Alexander Peya, the No. 12 seeds, defeated Stephane Robert and Dudi Sela 7-6(5), 6-4 to set a third-round meeting with Daniel Evans and Nick Kyrgios.