US Open 2020: Rohan Bopanna-Denis Shapovalov Knocked Out In Men's Doubles Quarters
Rohan Bopanna and his Canadian partner Denis Shapovalov lost to Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau in straight sets.
Highlights
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Rohan Bopanna and Denis Shapovalov crashed out of men's doubles quarters
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Bopanna-Shapovalov lost 5-7, 5-7 to Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau
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Rojer and Tecau will now compete against Mate Pavic and Bruno Soares
Indian tennis player Rohan Bopanna and his Canadian partner Denis Shapovalov on Tuesday failed to secure a semi-final spot in the US Open after losing to the Dutch-Romanian duo of Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau. In the men's doubles quarterfinals, Rojer and Tecau secured a 7-5, 7-5 win against the Indian-Canadian pair to advance in the competition.
Rojer and Tecau will now compete against Mate Pavic and Bruno Soares.
The Croatian-Brazilian team had defeated Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski, last week's Western and Southern Open finalists, 6-2, 7-6(4) on Monday in the quarter-finals. It is the first time they have reached a Grand Slam semi-final as a team.
Earlier, Bopanna-Shapovalov had defeated German pair Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies in the second-round clash. After losing the first set, Bopanna and Shapovalov had made a comeback and clinched the next two sets and won the match by 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.