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India @Wimbledon: Raja-Martin bow out after five-set battle

Source:PTI
July 04, 2018 23:19 IST

India's Purav Raja and Fabrice Martin lost an excruciating five-set battle to Mirza Basic and Dusan Lajovic to make an early exit from the Wimbledon championships, in London on Wednesday.  

India's Purav Raja. Photograph: Twitter

The Indo-French pair was staring down the barrel, trailing by two sets but put the match on even keel before eventually going down 2-6, 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-4, 9-11 in three hours and 37 minutes on court number six.

Serving at 9-10, Raja and Martin saved two match points but their opponents latched on to the third to claim a memorable win.

 

"They hit good returns in that game and it made a difference," Raja told PTI after the match.

Both Lajovic (58), who lost to Roger Federer in the men's singles opening round and Basic (78), are top-100 singles players.  There are five more Indians competing in the men's doubles.

 

Source: PTI
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