Johnson/Krajicek Eliminate Second Seeds Kubot/Melo
Steve Johnson and Austin Krajicek upset second seeds Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo 6-3, 7-6(4) on Tuesday to reach the Western & Southern Open quarter-finals. The Americans won 81 per cent of their service points (48/59) to overcome the 2017 semi-finalists in 77 minutes. Krajicek and Johnson are yet to drop a set this week, having beaten Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen 6-0, 6-2 in the first round. The unseeded pairing will next face Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau, who beat seventh seeds Raven Klaasen and Oliver Marach in straight sets on Monday. Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski built on...
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