The Indo-Mexican duo of N. Sriram Balaji and Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela defeated the Dutch-Kazakh pair 6-4, 6-3 in just over an hour in their opening men\u2019s doubles match.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Balaji and Reyes-Varela displayed superior consistency and firepower, hitting 23 winners compared to their opponents\u2019 16. After breaking serve in the sixth game of the first set, they were immediately broken back but regained control with a decisive backhand winner in the 10th game to take the set.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the second set, a crucial unforced error by Haase and Nedovyesov handed Balaji and Reyes-Varela a break in the eighth game, which they capitalised on to close out the set and the match comfortably.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Elsewhere, Rithvik Bollipalli became the third Indian to exit the men\u2019s doubles event, following Rohan Bopanna and Yuki Bhambri. Bollipalli and his American partner Ryan Seggerman lost 6-7, 1-6 to the sixth-seeded duo of Finland\u2019s Harri Heliovaara and the UK\u2019s Henry Patten.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier in the day, Iga Swiatek progressed to the third round after registering a comfortable 6-0, 6-2 win over Slovakia's Rebecca Sramkova.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In relatively mild and breezy conditions, Swiatek struck 16 winners to 14 unforced errors and did not face a break point. She dominated off the ground, winning 20 of the 26 rallies that lasted five shots or more.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier in the day, Iga Swiatek progressed to the third round after registering a comfortable 6-0, 6-2 win over Slovakia's Rebecca Sramkova.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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