The journey of Canadian Denis Shapovalov in doubles continues in Indian Wells, he who won with his playing partner Rohan Bopanna against the pair formed by Bruno Soares and Jamie Murray on Sunday.
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The latter, who were pre-game favorites as the eighth seed, lost 7-6(4), 6-4 in just under an hour and 30 minutes.
Both Bopanna and Shapovalov were imperial on serve, winning 72% of rallies when they put the ball in play on one attempt. It was all the better when they needed a second serve, not dropping a single point in the game under those circumstances.
In the round of 16, the Canadian and the Indian will face Santiago Gonzalez and Édouard Roger-Vasselin.
Recall that Shapovalov received a bye to the first round in singles in Indian Wells and will face Reilly Opelka in the round of 16.