Murray/Skupski Survive Stern Test In Rotterdam

Jamie Murray/Neal Skupski were pushed to the limit on Tuesday at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, but reached the quarter-finals in Rotterdam with a 7-6(4), 5-7, 10-7 win over Jurgen Melzer/Edouard Roger-Vasselin.

Murray/Skupski held the lead throughout the Match Tie-break to advance in one hour and 54 minutes. The British pair will now face Henri Kontinen/Jan-Lennard Struff.

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Rohan Bopanna/Denis Shapovalov prevailed in a tight 7-6(0), 6-7(5), 10-8 battle against John Peers/Michael Venus. Bopanna/Shapovalov couldn’t convert a match point at 5-4 in the second set, but regrouped to win the last three points of the Match Tie-break. Awaiting them in the last eight are fourth seeds Jean-Julien Rojer/Horia Tecau.

At the Argentina Open in Buenos Aires, third seeds Sander Gille/Joran Vliegen rallied to defeat Andrea Collarini/Federico Coria 4-6, 6-1, 10-2. Next up for the Belgian duo are Pablo Cuevas/Hugo Dellien or Leonardo Mayer/Andres Molteni.

Doubles action at the New York Open sees fourth seeds Luke Bambridge/Ben McLachlan highlight Tuesday’s schedule against Nicholas Monroe/Jack Sock.

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