IMAGE: India's Rohan Bopanna and Denis Shapovalov of Canada knocked out the fourth-seeded French pair of Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut in the men's doubles at the US Open on Friday. Photograph: Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images
India had mixed fortunes at the US Open on Friday. Rohan Bopanna advanced to the men's doubles second round partnering Denis Shapovalov, but Leander Paes, teaming with Guillermo Duran, made a first-round exit.
Bopanna and his Canadian partner knocked out the formidable fourth-seeded French pair of Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut, winning 6-3, 6-1 in just 55 minutes.
Bopanna-Shapovalov dropped serve twice but broke their opponents six times.
Paes and Argentina's Guillermo Duran lost 5-7, 2-6 to Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic and Norway's Casper Ruud.
Divij Sharan and Monaco's Hugo Nys also lost in the first round to Robert Carballes Baena and Federico Delbonis on Thursday.
