[14] Michael Venus (NZL) and Yuki Bhambri (IND) v [11] Nikola Mektić (CRO) and Rajeev Ram (USA)

Michael Venus had defeated one former partner when he and Yuki Bhambri beat Tim Puetz and Kevin Krawietz in the third round of doubles at the US Open, and he faced his most recent “ex” when they played Nikola Mektić and Rajeev Ram in the quarter-finals.  It was Mektić who made the first contribution to…