Yuki Bhambri, Nedunchezhiyan-Prashanth reach ATP 250 doubles finals in China
The Indian pair of Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Vijay Sundar Prashanth reached the men's doubles finals at the Hangzhou Open on Monday.
The unseeded Indian pair of Jeevan and Vijay staged a remarkable comeback to upset the third-seeded duo of Ariel Behar (Uruguay) and Robert Galloway (USA). They overcame a first-set drubbing to win 0-6, 6-2, 10-4 in a gripping one-hour and 11-minute contest.
Jeevan and Vijay will next meet the unseeded German team of Constantin Frantzen and Hendrik Jebens, who advanced to the final after receiving a walkover from Rinky Hijikata (Australia) and Mackenzie McDonald (USA).
Meanwhile at the Chengdu Open, the third seeded Indo-French pair of Yuki Bhambri and Albano Olivettl edged out Ivan Dodig of Croatia and Rafael Matos of Brazil 6-3, 7-6 in a fiercely- contested match lasting one hour and 31 minutes to book their spot in the final.
Yuki and Albano will be up against the top-seeded French pair Sadio Doumbia and Fabien Reboul in the title clash.
Doumbia-Reboul got the better of Mexican-Australian pair Miguel Reyes-Varela and John-Patrick Smith 4-6, 6-3, 12-10.
