Shanghai, China, 10 October 2023 | Leigh Rogers
Shanghai, China
Rinky Hijikata is having fun with a memorable doubles run on the Shanghai Masters, the place he has superior to the quarterfinals alongside Brit Cameron Norrie.
The unseeded duo scored a serious upset within the second spherical, eliminating world No.6 Joe Salisbury and world No.5 Rajeev Ram in a thriller.
Hijikata and Norrie saved two match factors earlier than edging out a 4-6 7-6(4) [11-9] victory towards the reigning US Open champions.
This propels 22-year-old Hijikata into his first quarterfinal at ATP Masters 1000 degree.
Matt Ebden and Indian accomplice Rohan Bopanna are additionally by way of to the ultimate eight in Shanghai.
The third seeds posted a 4-6 6-3 [10-8] second-round victory towards Karen Khachanov and Andrey Rublev, avenging their loss to the Russian pair within the Madrid remaining earlier this season.
This thrusts 35-year-old Ebden and 43-year-old Bopanna into their fourth ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinal of the season.
Nevertheless, Aussie duo Alex de Minaur and Max Purcell, who upset the highest seeds within the opening spherical, couldn’t proceed their giant-killing run.
Robin Haase of the Netherlands and Greece’s Stefano Tsitsipas scored a 7-5 3-6 [10-5] victory of their second-round conflict.
AUSSIES IN ACTION – Shanghai
RESULTS
Males’s doubles, second spherical
[4] Matt Ebden (AUS)/Rohan Bopanna (IND) d Karen Khachanov/Andrey Rublev 4-6 6-3 [10-8]
Rinky Hijikata (AUS)/Cameron Norrie (GBR) d [3] Joe Salisbury (GBR)/Rajeev Ram (USA) 4-6 7-6(4) [11-9]
Robin Haase (NED)/Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) d Alex de Minaur (AUS)/Max Purcell (AUS) 7-5 3-6 [10-5]
COMING UP
Males’s doubles, quarterfinals
[4] Matt Ebden (AUS)/Rohan Bopanna (IND) v [8] Marcelo Arevalo (ESA)/Jean-Julien Rojer (NED)
Rinky Hijikata (AUS)/Cameron Norrie (GBR) v [5] Maximo Gonzalez (ARG)/Andres Molteni (ARG)
> VIEW: Shanghai Masters males’s doubles draw
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