Paes and Salisbury in Dallas Challenger semis
The Indo-American duo came through a third-set marathon to secure its place in the semi-finals.
Published : Feb 02, 2018 17:04 IST
Leander Paes and Joe Salisbury yet again emerged triumphant in a tense Super Tie breaker to progress to the semfinals of the USD 125,000 RBC Tennis Championships of Dallas.
The top-seeded Indo-American team overcame a spirited challenge from Ruben Gonzales and Hunter Reese 6-3 2-6 17-15 in the quarter-finals of the ATP Challenger event.
In the last match also, Paes and Salisbury had won a long Super tiebreak with a 18-16 scoreline.
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In the one-hour 31 minutes match, Paes and Salisbury won 67 points to 60 of their rivals.
They next face third seed Americans Austin Krajicek and Jackson Withrow.
Last week, 44-year-old Paes had won his 25th ATP doubles Challenger titles at Newport Beach event with James Cerretani.