Skupski/Venus advance to second round, Arevalo/Pavic also win

pEighth seeds a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/neal-skupski/sl22/overview'Neal Skupski/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/michael-venus/v576/overview'Michael Venus/a overcame a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/hugo-gaston/g09o/overview'Hugo Gaston/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/gregoire-jacq/j557/overview'Gregoire Jacq/a 6-3, 6-3 Wednesday to advance to the second round of the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/us-open/560/overview'US Open/a./p

pThe duo won 90 per cent of first-serve points to overcome the French team in 64 minutes. The eighth seeds are vying for their third title together this season after winning the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/london/311/overview'cinch Championships/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/eastbourne/741/overview'Rothesay International/a./p

pThe pair will face a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/guido-andreozzi/a887/overview'Guido Andreozzi/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/nsriram-balaji/n558/overview'N.Sriram Balaji/a in the next round. Andreozzi/Balaji overcame a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/marcus-daniell/d763/overview'Marcus Daniell/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/miguel-reyes-varela/r736/overview'Miguel Reyes-Varela/a in a tight 5-7, 6-1, 7-6(10) victory. Andreozzi and Balaji squandered three match points in the final-set tiebreak at 9/6 but remained composed enough close out the match in two hours, 36 minutes./p

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pFourth seeds a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/marcelo-arevalo/a853/overview'Marcelo Arevalo/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/mate-pavic/pf00/overview'Mate Pavic/a progressed to the next round with a 6-3, 6-4 win over #NextGenATP a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/arthur-fils/f0f1/overview'Arthur Fils/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/giovanni-mpetshi-perricard/m0gz/overview'Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard/a. /p

pThe No. 1 pair in the PIF ATP Rankings Doubles Race won 87 per cent of their first-serve points and capitalised on their two break point opportunities to see off the French duo. Victory ensured that they become the first doubles team to qualify for the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/nitto-atp-finals/605/overview'Nitto ATP Finals/a./p

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pThe pair begin their campaign at Flushing Meadows after taking their fourth title of the season at the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/cincinnati/422/overview'Cincinnati Open/a. They will meet either a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/sander-gille/gd32/overview'Sander Gille/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/joran-vliegen/v895/overview'Joran Vliegen/a or a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/miomir-kecmanovic/ki95/overview'Miomir Kecmanovic/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/roman-safiullin/sx50/overview'Roman Safiullin/a in the next round./p

pNinth seeds a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/santiago-gonzalez/g551/overview'Santiago Gonzalez/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/edouard-roger-vasselin/r613/overview'Edouard Roger-Vasselin/a suffered an opening-round exit as they lost 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 to American pair a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/tristan-boyer/b0ej/overview'Tristan Boyer/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/emilio-nava/n0am/overview'Emilio Nava/a. /p

pa href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/julian-cash/ci96/overview'Julian Cash/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/robert-galloway/g09v/overview'Robert Galloway/a advanced with victory over American pairing a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/mackenzie-mcdonald/mk66/overview'Mackenzie McDonald/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alex-michelsen/m0qi/overview'Alex Michelsen/a 7-6(4), 6-1. a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/ivan-dodig/d646/overview'Ivan Dodig/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/adam-pavlasek/pg32/overview'Adam Pavlasek/a also progressed past Americans a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/vasil-kirkov/k0a4/overview'Vasil Kirkov/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/christian-harrison/hb05/overview'Christian Harrison/a 6-3, 6-4. /p

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