Gille/Vliegen Upset Kubot/Melo In US Open First Round
Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen caused a big upset on Wednesday at the US Open when they knocked out second seeds Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo 6-2, 6-4 in 84 minutes. The Belgians hit 30 winners, including four aces, to overcome the 2018 finalists. Third seeds Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury, who have already qualified for the Nitto ATP Finals in November, improved to 12-3 on the season after beating Austin Krajicek and Franko Skugor 6-2, 6-7(5), 6-3 in just under two hours. This year’s Australian Open champions advanced to the semi-finals of last week’s Western & Southern Open (l. to...
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