Australian Ellen Perez and American Nicole Melichar-Martinez have charged into the second round in the US Open 2022 women’s doubles competition.
New York, USA, 1 September 2022 | Leigh Rogers
Australian Ellen Perez and American partner Nicole Melichar-Martinez have made a promising start in the US Open 2022 women’s doubles competition.
The No.10 seeds powered past all-American combination Madison Brengle and Claire Liu 6-4 6-0 in first-round action at Flushing Meadows today.
Perez and Melichar-Martinez hit 19 winners to eight in the 57-minute encounter. They dominated on serve too, conceding only eight points in total across eight service games.
This is world No.26 Perez and world No.17 Melichar-Martinez’s fifth consecutive win, having claimed their first team title at a WTA 250 tournament at Cleveland last week. The Wimbledon quarterfinalists have now won 13 of their past 15 matches.
Luke Saville recorded a major milestone in the men’s doubles competition, scoring his first win at the US Open.
The 28-year-old Australian teamed with Aslan Karatsev to post a 6-7(4) 7-6(7) 6-2 victory against Belgium’s Sander Gille and former world No.1 Lukasz Kubot of Poland.
Saville and Karatsev needed two hours and 44 minutes to fight past their opponents and set up a second-round clash with top seeds and defending champions American Rajeev Ram and Brit Joe Salisbury.
The news wasn’t so good for John Peers, with Australia’s top-ranked doubles player bowing out in the opening round.
The world No.10, partnering compatriot Alexei Popyrin, exited against third seeds and reigning Roland Garros champions Marcelo Arevalo of El Salvador and Jean-Julien Rojer of the Netherlands.
It is only the second time in 10 career appearances in New York that 34-year-old Peers, who was a semifinalist at the tournament last year, has lost in the first round.
Peers now turns his attention to the mixed doubles competition, where is partnering fellow Australian Storm Sanders.
Aussies in action – US Open
TODAY’S RESULTS
Women’s doubles, first round
[10] Ellen Perez (AUS)/Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) d Madison Brengle (USA)/Claire Liu (USA) 6-4 6-0
Men’s doubles, first round
Luke Saville (AUS)/Aslan Karatsev d Sander Gille (BEL)/Lukasz Kubot (POL) 6-7(4) 7-6(7) 6-2
[3] Marcelo Arevalo (ESA)/Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) d John Peers (AUS)/Alexei Popyrin (AUS) 6-3 7-6(2)
COMING UP
Women’s doubles, first round
[12] Storm Sanders (AUS)/Caroline Dolehide…
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