Eighth seeds Neal Skupski and Michael Venus overcame Hugo Gaston and Gregoire Jacq 6-3, 6-3 Wednesday to advance to the second round of the US Open.
The duo won 90 per cent of first-serve points to overcome the French team in 64 minutes. The eighth seeds are vying for their third title together this season after winning the cinch Championships and Rothesay International.
The pair will face Guido Andreozzi and N.Sriram Balaji in the next round. Andreozzi/Balaji overcame Marcus Daniell and Miguel Reyes-Varela in a tight 5-7, 6-1, 7-6(10) victory. Andreozzi and Balaji squandered three match points in the final-set tiebreak at 9/6 but remained composed enough close out the match in two hours, 36 minutes.
[ATP APP]Fourth seeds Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic progressed to the next round with a 6-3, 6-4 win over #NextGenATP Arthur Fils and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard.
The No. 1 pair in the PIF ATP Rankings Doubles Race won 87 per cent of their first-serve points and capitalised on their two break point opportunities to see off the French duo. Victory ensured that they become the first doubles team to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals.
The pair begin their campaign at Flushing Meadows after taking their fourth title of the season at the Cincinnati Open. They will meet either Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen or Miomir Kecmanovic and Roman Safiullin in the next round.
Ninth seeds Santiago Gonzalez and Edouard Roger-Vasselin suffered an opening-round exit as they lost 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 to American pair Tristan Boyer and Emilio Nava.
Julian Cash and Robert Galloway advanced with victory over American pairing Mackenzie McDonald and Alex Michelsen 7-6(4), 6-1. Ivan Dodig and Adam Pavlasek also progressed past Americans Vasil Kirkov and Christian Harrison 6-3, 6-4.
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