US Open 2020: Rohan Bopanna and Denis Shapovalov enter men’s doubles Round 2

The Indo-Canadian pair of Rohan Bopanna and Denis Shapovalov have made it to the men’s doubles second round at the US Open 2020 with a 6-2 6-4 win over Ernesto Escobedo and Noah Rubin on Friday.

Bopanna and Shapovalov beat the American pair of Escobedo and Rubin in straight sets.

SHAPOVALOV PREVAILS IN 5-SET THRILLER

Denis Shapovalov rallied late in the fourth set and won a five-set match between rising stars at the U.S. Open.

The 21-year-old Canadian smashed his racket on the court — leaving it bent and spent — while falling behind 22-year-old American Taylor Fritz, who had a chance to serve it out leading 5-3 in the fourth set.

Shapovalov broke Fritz’s serve, won the tiebreaker and pulled out a 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2 win to reach the fourth round.

KVITOVA INTO ROUND 4

Sixth-seeded Petra Kvitova has moved into the fourth round of the U.S. Open with a 6-4, 6-3 win over American Jessica Pegula.

Kvitova faces another American, Shelby Rogers, in the next round, trying to reach the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open for the third time. Rogers is having her best run in the Grand Slam event.

OSAKA WINS

Naomi Osaka has moved into the fourth round of the U.S. Open by getting past 18-year-old Marta Kostyuk 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-2.

Osaka threw her racket after ceding the second set, then was one point from trailing 3-1 in the third.

But she saved five break points to get to 2-all, starting a five-game run that ended the match.

Osaka is a former No. 1-ranked player who has won two Grand Slam titles, including the 2018 U.S. Open.

The 137th-ranked Kostyuk was appearing in only her second major tournament.