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Taipei Times
Date: , Sep 07, 2015
By: Dave Carroll / Staff reporter, with AFP, NEW YORK
Chan Yung-jan and Hsieh Su-wei set up a Taiwanese showdown in the quarter-
Roger Federer of Switzerland returns to Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany during their US Open men’s singles third-round match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on Friday. Photo: AP
finals of the mixed doubles at the US Open on Saturday, while their compatriot -Chuang Chia-jung crashed out of the second round of the women’s doubles at Flushing Meadows in New York.
On Court 7 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, second seeds Chan and Rohan Bopanna rallied from a set down to oust Alla Kudryavtseva of Russia and Alexander Peya of Austria 3-6, 6-3, 10-8 in the second round of the mixed doubles.
The Taiwanese-Indian duo failed to save the only break point they faced, but converted one of three, winning 60 of the 114 points contested in 1 hour, 1 minute. [FULL STORY]