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The Romanian-Dutch pairing Horia Tecau / Jean-Julien Rojer on Thursday advanced to men's doubles round two of the US Open tennis tournament after defeating Marcelo Arevalo (El Salvador) / Jonny O'Mara (Great Britain) 6-7 (3- 7) 6-2 6-4 at the Flushing Meadows arenas in New York.
Tecau and his teammate won 50,000 US dollars and 90 ATP doubles points.
In round two, Tecau-Rojer will meet top seed Colombians Juan Sebastian Cabal / Robert Farah, who defeated Jurgen Melzer (Austria) / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (France) 6-2 6-3.
The head-to-head count puts Tecau-Rojer ahead 6-4, with their last duel meeting ending with the victory of the Romanian-Dutch couple last year in the Champions Tournament, 6-2 5-7 10-8.
