US Open 2023: Rohan Bopanna-Aldila Sutjiadi aim for quarter-finals spot against home duo

The experienced Indian has won three matches so far in the competition.

Rohan Bopanna and Aldila Sutjiadi are set to take on hosts Ben Shelton/Taylor Townsend in the mixed doubles pre-quarterfinals match at the US Open 2023. The Indian-Indonesian pair defeated Andreas Mires and Vera Zvonareva (7-6, 6-2) with ease in the opening round. On the other hand, the American created a huge upset by defeating fourth seed Luisa Stefanini/Joe Salisbury in straight sets (6-4, 7-6) to get to the pre-quarterfinals.

Experienced Bopanna-Sutjiadi pair, enjoyed good success with respective partners yesterday by reaching the pre-quarterfinals in the men's doubles and women's doubles. The winning momentum should help them move a step further in the next encounter in mixed doubles.

Preview

In the opening round of US Open 2023, the Indian-Indonesian pair amasses six aces to their opponents three. Going in depth into the match statistics, the break points conversion has been good at 75% followed by healthy first serve return percentage.

Meanwhile, the second serve percentage has also been equally impressive at 67%. However, the pair can still make few improvements going further into the tournament.

About the opponents

After registering a upset in the opening encounter, the host pair will be up for the challenge against the experienced pair. Their opponents in the opener, Stefanini and Salisbury are a full fledged doubles player and know the nuances of doubles play pretty well. Winning against them in straight games is a massive achievement.

Ben Shelton majorly operates through his service games. The American youngster registered 26 aces in his third men's singles encounter against Aslan Karatsev. If he operates in the similar fashion then the pair has good chances of making it through to next round. His partner Taylor who finished her campaign in the third round, is also a good service player. In the opening two matches she has on a average scored five aces.

Head-to-head record 

This will be the first time both pairs will meet against each other.

Where and how to watch live streaming and broadcast of Rohan Bopanna/Aldila Sutjiadi vs Ben Shelton/Taylor Townsend clash in India?

Sony Sports Network holds the broadcast rights for US Open 2023 in India. So, fans in India can tune into Sony Sports Ten 2 SD & HD to live telecast the game on TV. Live streaming of the Rohan Bopanna/Matthew Ebden vs Roman Safiullin/Andrey Golubev match will be available on the Sony LIV app.

Prediction

Rohan Bopanna and Aldila Sutjiadi will be the firm favourites to reach the quarterfinals of US Open 2023. Although the American pair have created an upset in the opening round, they still lack experience to play at the big stages together. Service game of Ben Shelton will be crucial for the hosts to put up a fight. Also with Sutjiadi's game play good at the near court, the Americans need to be vary of the drop shots and slices through the volleys.