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At US Open 2018, New York, USA

[QF] (15) Rohan Bopanna (IND)/ Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) l (5) Juan Sebastian Cabal (COL)/ Robert Farah (COL) 36 46

Rohan-Edouard lost in straight sets against the 5th seed Colombian pair ... A decent US Open for Rohan in the men's doubles.

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At $50K+H Zhangjiagang Challenger 2018, China

[R1] Arjun Kadhe (IND)/ Rubin Statham (NZL) l (WC) Xin Gao (CHN)/ Zhizhen Zhang (CHN) 46 67(5)
[R1] Uladzimir Ignatik (BLR)/ N. Vijay Sundar Prashanth (IND) l Alexander Bublik (KAZ)/ Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB) 46 46

Saki withdrew from the singles stating the right ankle injury.

In China, beating Chinese player is a difficult task and Arjun-Statham found out the same as they lost in straight sets against local wild-card pair ... VSP and Ignatik also lost in straight sets against Bublik and Kecmanovic.

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At US Open 2018, New York, USA

[R3] (15) Rohan Bopanna (IND)/ Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) bt Jeremy Chardy (FRA)/ Fabrice Martin (FRA) 76(6) 46 63

[QF] (15) Rohan Bopanna (IND)/ Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) vs (5) Juan Sebastian Cabal (COL)/ Robert Farah (COL)

Rohan-Edouard r in the quarters ... They defeated the French pair in close three sets ... Next, they r facing the 5th seed Colombian pair.

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At $150K+H Genoa Challenger 2018, Italy

[R1] (Q) Sumit Nagal (IND,306) bt Stefano Napolitano (ITA,209) 64 62

[R2] (Q) Sumit Nagal (IND,306) vs Christian Garin (CHI,158)

Sumit started with a confident win against top-220 Italian in the main draw ... Next, he is facing top-175 Chilean, Christian Garin.

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$75K Sevilla Challenger 2018, Spain (clay)

[R1] (3) Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND,134) l (Q) Laurynas Grigelis (LTU,261) 46 26

Grigelis comfortably defeated RamK in the first round ... Another disappointing result for Indian.

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At $50K+H Zhangjiagang Challenger 2018, China

[Q3] (Alt) Sidharth Rawat (IND,604) l (8) Dayne Kelly (AUS,360) 26 26

Doubles
[R1] (1) N. Sriram Balaji (IND)/ Vishnu Vardhan (IND) l (WC) Fajing Sun (CHN)/ Shi Hong Zeng (CHN) 46 63 8-10

Sid lost a one-sided match in the final qualifying against Kelly.
Fajing Sun kept troubling Indians as he and his partner Zeng defeated the top-seed Vishnu and Bala in the match tie-break.

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At US Open 2018, New York, USA

[R2] Divij Sharan (IND)/ Artem Sitak (NZL) l (7) Lukasz Kubot (POL)/ Marcelo Melo (BRA) 36 63 36

[R3] (15) Rohan Bopanna (IND)/ Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) vs Jeremy Chardy (FRA)/ Fabrice Martin (FRA)

Junior Qualifying
[Q1] (16) Siddhant Banthia (IND,90) l Axel Nefve (USA,170) 36 36

Divij and Artem lost in the second round against the 7th seed Melo and Kubot ... After losing the first set they tried fightback winning the second but failed to keep momentum in the third ... So now only Rohan remains in the men's doubles with Edouard ... They r facing French pairing of Martin and Chardy.

In junior qualifying, Siddhant had a poor loss.

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At US Open 2018, New York, USA

[R2] (15) Rohan Bopanna (IND)/ Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) bt Matthew Ebden (AUS)/ Jackson Withrow (USA) 64 64

Junior Qualifying
[Q1] Vikash Singh (IND,125) l (3) Wojciech Marek (POL,57) 63 57 36

Rohan and Edouard in the third round with straight sets win over Ebden and Withrow.

In the junior qualifying, Vikash Singh lost after winning the first set against higher ranked Polish player.

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At US Open 2018, New York, USA

[R1] Divij Sharan (IND)/ Artem Sitak (NZL) bt Martin Redlicki (USA)/ Evan Zhu (USA) 64 64
[R1] Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (IND)/ Denis Istomin (UZB) l (5) Juan Sebastian Cabal (COL)/ Robert Farah (COL) 36 26
[R1] Jamie Cerretani (USA)/ Leander Paes (IND) l Jeremy Chardy (FRA)/ Fabrice Martin (FRA) 36 46

[R2] Divij Sharan (IND)/ Artem Sitak (NZL) vs (7) Lukasz Kubot (POL)/ Marcelo Melo (BRA)

Mixed Doubles
[R1] Rohan Bopanna (IND)/ Laura Siegemund (GER) l (7) Katarina Srebotnik (SLO)/ Michael Venus (NZL) 46 46

Turned to be a bad for Indians as only Divij and Artem scored a straight-sets win over American wild-card pair ... Jeevan and Istomin lost convincingly against the 5th seed Colombians ... Lee and Cerretani also failed to overcome the challenges of Frenchmen ... Divij and Artem will be facing the 7th seed Melo and Kubot in the second round.

In MXD, Rohan and his German Laura Siegemund lost in straight sets against the 7th seeds Srebotnik and Michael Venus.

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At US Open 2018, New York, USA

[R1] Peter Gojowczyk (GER)/ Purav Raja (IND) l Nikola Mektic (CRO)/ Jurgen Melzer (AUT) 67(2) 46
[R1] (15) Rohan Bopanna (IND)/ Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) bt Marcos Baghdatis (CYP)/ Mischa Zverev (GER)46 63 64

[R2] (15) Rohan Bopanna (IND)/ Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) vs Matthew Ebden (AUS)/ Jackson Withrow (USA)

Rohan-Edouard scored a comeback win over the tricky pairing of Mischa and Baghdatis ... In the second round, they r facing Ebden and Withrow ... Purav and Gojowczyk lost in straight sets against Melzer and Mektic.

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At $50K+H Rafa Nadal Open 2018, Mallorca, Spain

[R2] (3) Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND,134) l (WC) Nicola Kuhn (ESP,380) 76(4) 67(2) 46

RamK lost in three sets against talented 18 yrs. old Nicola Kuhn in the second round ... Kuhn made a comeback in the match after losing the first set and only break in the match came in the third set in favour of Kuhn.

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At US Open 2018, New York, USA

[R1] Yuki Bhambri (IND,98) l Pierre Hugues Herbert (FRA,74) 36 67(3) 57

Doubles
[R1] Peter Gojowczyk (GER)/ Purav Raja (IND) vs Nikola Mektic (CRO)/ Jurgen Melzer (AUT)
[R1] Divij Sharan (IND)/ Artem Sitak (NZL) vs Martin Redlicki (USA)/ Evan Zhu (USA)
[R1] Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (IND)/ Denis Istomin (UZB) vs (5) Juan Sebastian Cabal (COL)/ Robert Farah (COL)
[R2] (15) Rohan Bopanna (IND)/ Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) vs Marcos Baghdatis (CYP)/ Mischa Zverev (GER)
[R1] Jamie Cerretani (USA)/ Leander Paes (IND) vs Jeremy Chardy (FRA)/ Fabrice Martin (FRA)

Mixed Doubles
[R1] Rohan Bopanna (IND)/ Laura Siegemund (GER) vs (7) Katarina Srebotnik (SLO)/ Michael Venus (NZL)

Yuki participated in the US Open without any match practice as he didn't play after Wimbledon ... So overall expected loss of him ... In the first set, Herbert broke him early to lead 1-4 and 1-5 before winning the first 3-6 ... In the second set, Yuki broke Herbert in the 2nd game to lead 3-0 but lost his serve on the 7th game, 4-3 ... Herbert dominated the tie-break for winning the set ... In the third set, Yuki broke Herbert in the 7th game to lead 5-3 ... But after that Herbert made a strong comeback in the set and broke Yuki in the 10th and 12th games for completing win ... So Yuki's search for his first grand slam main-draw win continues.

Vishnu and Bala failed to make cut ... Purav is playing with Gojowczyk and they r facing Mektic and Melzer ... Divij and Artem r back and playing against American wild-card pair ...Jeevan is playing with Istomin but having a tough match against the 5th seed Colombians ... Rohan is seeded with Edouard and having a tricky match against Mischa and Baghdatis ... Lee is playing with Cerretani and they r facing Frenchmen.

In MXD, only Rohan is playing with German Laura Siegemund ... They r facing the 7th seeds Srebotnik and Michael Venus.

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At $50K+H Rafa Nadal Open 2018, Mallorca, Spain

[R1] (3) Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND,134) bt (Q) Enzo Couacaud (FRA,560) 63 76(3)

Doubles
[R1] Tuna Altuna (IND)/ Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND) l (3) Luca Margaroli (SUI)/ David Vega Hernandez (ESP) 36 26

RamK started with a win but in lot tighter match ... In the doubles, he lost with Altuna against the 3rd seeds.

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At US Open 2018, New York, USA

[R1] Yuki Bhambri (IND,98) vs Pierre Hugues Herbert (FRA,74)

The US Open draw is out and Yuki having another favorable draw in the grand slam ... He is facing Frenchman Pierre Hugues Herbert, in their earlier meeting at Maharashtra ATP 2018 tournament, Yuki was lost in close three sets ... But this time I am not sure about Yuki's match fitness as he skipped complete US hard court season after Wimbledon due to injury.

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At $691K Winston-Salem Open 2018, North Carolina, USA

[SF] (WC) Jamie Cerretani (USA)/ Leander Paes (IND) bt Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK)/ Artem Sitak (NZL) 64 26 10-8

[F] (WC) Jamie Cerretani (USA)/ Leander Paes (IND) vs (2) Jean-Julien Rojer (NED)/ Horia Tecau (ROU)

Leander and Cerretani r in the final with another match tie-break win over Aisam and Artem ... In the final, they r facing the 2nd seeds Rojer and Tecau.