US Open 2019: Rohan Bopanna-Denis Shapovalov through to men's doubles second round; Leander Paes-Guillermo Duran ousted

India experienced a mixed day at the US Open as Rohan Bopanna advanced to the men’s doubles second round with Denis Shapovalov but Leander Paes made a first-round exit with Guillermo Duran. [caption id=“attachment_7260611” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] File image of Rohan Bopanna. Ben Stansall/AFP[/caption] Bopanna and his Canadian partner knocked out formidable fourth-seeded French pair of Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut 6-3 6-1 in just 55 minutes on Friday night. Bopanna and Shapovalov lost their serve twice but broke their rivals six times out of seven chances. 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 had also lost their first-round to Robert Carballes Baena and Federico Delbonis on Thursday.