Kubot then held his serve making it 5-4 before Bopanna failed to hold his serve, thereby conceding the first set 6-4. Up 4-3, after having broken Matkowski-Kubot twice, Paes's serve was broken as they made it 4-4.It was the first serve that did dump the Indian pair as their success percentage was a mere 48 during the 32 minutes of the first set. PTI KHS SSR KHS 08062120 NNNN The Indians then held onto their next two service points to make it 3-4 before getting a mini-break, making it 4-4.The match was on even keel as another mini-break got the Indian pair at 6-5 before the Polish duo reeled off three straight points, including the match-point on the opponent's serve. Paes-Bopanna fought well for the initial period in the second set as each pair held serve till the 10th game.In the 11th game, the Indian pair broke the opponents' serve to make it 6-5 only for Bopanna to lose his serve in the very next game making it 6-6 and taking the set to the tie-breaker.In the tie-breaker, the Polish pair managed a mini-break as they took a 4-1 lead.

Source: Economic Times August 06, 2016 16:07 UTC