Paes-Begemann storm into final of St. Petersburg Open

The Indo-German took just 90 minutes to defeat Russians Mikhail Elgin and Alexander Kudryavtsevin 6-3, 7-6 in the men's doubles semifinal at St. Petersburg Open.

Published : Sep 24, 2016 13:33 IST

Leander Paes is a win away from capturing the St. Petersburg men's doubles title with her German partner Andre Begemann.
Leander Paes is a win away from capturing the St. Petersburg men's doubles title with her German partner Andre Begemann.
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Leander Paes is a win away from capturing the St. Petersburg men's doubles title with her German partner Andre Begemann.

Leander Paes and his German partner Andre Begemann cruised to the final of St.Petersburg Open with a clinching a straight-sets win over Mikhail Elgin and Alexander Kudryavtsevin the men’s doubles event on Friday night.

The Indo-German pair took just over 90 minutes to defeat the Russians 6-3, 7-6 in the semifinal match and will meet either Dominic Inglot-Henri Kontinen or Konstantin Kravchuk-Adrey Kuznetsov in the summit clash on Sunday.

Paes and Begemann started off comfortably by winning the first set in just 35 minutes. However, the Russian pair came back with a spirited performance after being 0-2 down in the second set. Paes and his German partner won the tiebreaker 7-5 despite being behind 0-2 and then 2-5.

Paes-Begemann had booked their place in the last four after sweeping aside the Indian duo of Purav Raja and Divij Sharan 6-3, 7-5 in a one-sided quarterfinal contest.

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