Bublik/Opelka Save 3 M.P., Oust Khachanov/Rublev In St Petersburg
14-Oct-2020 22:15:00 | ATP World Tour
Alexander Bublik and Reilly Opelka saved three match points on Wednesday to rally past Karen Khachanov and Andrey Rublev 6-3, 1-6, 11-9, reaching the semi-finals of the St. Petersburg Open.
The Kazakh-American team trailed 6/9 in the Match Tie-break, but their Russian opponents missed two consecutive returns in the net. With Rublev serving at 9/8, Bublik and Opelka nearly bumped into each other while going after a mid-court ball. Opelka ended up lightly pushing a backhand to Rublev, who struck a backhand of his own into the net.
Rublev missed a forehand on the next point and Opelka clinched the match with a big first serve. Bublik and Opelka are competing together for the first time.
In first-round doubles matches at the St. Petersburg Open, Ben McLachlan/Franko Skugor ousted reigning Australian Open finalists Max Purcell/Luke Saville 6-3, 6-2 and Adrian Mannarino/Fabrice Martin defeated Jonathan Erlich/Andrei Vasilevski 6-3, 5-7, 10-8.
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