Tennis

Indian tennis results: Bopanna and Shapovalov reach Montreal Open second round

Rohan Bopanna and Denis Shapovalov tamed fourth seeds Nicolas Mahut and Edouard Roger-Vasselin in the first round of the Montreal Open.

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07 August, 2019 21:38 IST

File photo: Rohan Bopanna is into the second round of the ATP 1000 tournament in Montreal, Canada.   -  AP

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07 August, 2019 21:38 IST

Rohan Bopanna and Denis Shapovalov of Canada had a brisk start in the Montreal Open as the duo tamed fourth seeds Nicolas Mahut and Edouard Roger-Vasselin of France in the doubles first round of the ATP1000 tournament.

In the Challenger in Japan, Saketh Myneni beat wild card Yasunori Hashikawa of Japan 6-2, 7-6(4) after a bye in the first round. Saketh will face eighth seed Chung Yunseong of Korea in the pre-quarterfinals.

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Indian results:

ATP-1000 Montreal Open, Canada ($6,338,885)

Doubles (first round): Denis Shapovalov (Can) & Rohan Bopanna bt Nicolas Mahut & Edouard Roger-Vasselin (Fra) 4-6, 6-1, [10-6]

 

Yokkaichi Challenger, Japan ($54,160)

Singles (second round): Saketh Myneni bt Yasunori Hashikawa (Jpn) 6-2, 7-6(4)

 

Augsburg Challenger, Germany (€ 46,600)

Singles (second round): Julian Lenz (Ger) bt Vijay Sundar Prashanth 7-5, 6-1

 

ITF men, Jakarta, Indonesia ($15,000)

Singles (first round): Soichiro Moritani (Jpn) bt Karunuday Singh 7-5, 6-2

Manish Sureshkumar bt Ajeet Rai (Nzl) 6-0, 6-0

Luca Castelnjovo (Sui) bt Aryan Goveas 7-6(4), 6-3

 

Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): SD Prajwal Dev & Niki Poonacha bt Tsung-Hao Huang (Tpe) & Chien Hsun Lo (Tpe) 6-2, 7-6(3)

 

ITF women, Nairobi, Kenya ($15,000)

Singles (first round): Saumya Vig bt Avika Sagwal 7-6(2), 6-1

Tiffany William (GBR) bt Sathwika Sama 6-2, 7-5

Lexie Stevens (Ned) bt Deeksha Manju Prasad 6-2, 6-4

 

Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Diana Maria Mihail (Rou) & Avika Sagwal bt Judity Muraa & Faith Niyabera Omurunga (Ken) 6-3, 6-1

Sravya Shivani Chilakalapudi & Snehal Mane bt Allyson Nancy Onya (COD) & Sariaka Radilofe (Fra) 6-2, 6-2

 

ITF women, Tabarka, Tunisia ($15,000)

Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Elena Milovanovic (Srb) & Anna Turati (Ita) bt Alicia Smith (Aus) & Sowjanya Bavisetti 6-3, 6-2