US Open 2018: Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares into men's doubles quarter-finals
2018 US Open |
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Venue: Flushing Meadows, New York Dates: 27 August-9 September Coverage: Live radio coverage on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra; live text commentaries on the BBC Sport website |
Britain’s Jamie Murray and his Brazilian partner Bruno Soares reached the men’s doubles quarter-finals at the US Open without dropping a set in three matches.
The fourth seeds, who won the title in 2016, beat Dutchmen Robin Haase and Matwe Middelkoop 7-6 (7-4) 6-4.
They face unseeded Radu Albot of Moldova and Tunisia’s Malek Jaziri in the last eight.
Murray is back on court later in the day for a mixed doubles quarter-final.
He and American partner Bethanie Mattek Sands take on Nadiia Kichenok and Wesley Koolhof.
Fellow Briton Dom Inglot and Croatian partner Franko Skugor saw their run in the competition ended by American third seeds Jack Sock and Mike Bryan, who won 6-2 6-4.
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