India’s Rohan Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Ebden moved into the second round of the US Open men's doubles competition with a win over Netherland's Sander Arends and Robin Haase. (Full US Open Coverage|More Tennis News)
Bopanna and Ebden sailed past their Dutch opponents 6✅-3, 7-5 in a 64-minute opening round contest on Thursday night.
Last edition'sꦚ runner up, the Indo-Australian pair has arrived to the final Grand Slam of t♎he season on the back of three consecutive losses but the duo backed itself and got the job done.
Bopanna and Ebden initially strugg�🐭�led, losing their serve in the third game.
However, they quickly regained their composure, breaking their opponents'♛ serve twice to win the next four games.
In the second set, they faced a similar challenge, falling behind but managing to equalise the set at 5-5. They then broke the𝕴ir opponents' serve once more to clinch the match.
The second seeds, who are the current Australian Open champions, will face the unseeded pair of Spain's R൩oberto✱ Carballes Baena and Federico Coria of Argentina in the second round on Friday
