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Roland Garros 2018, Men's Doubles Round 1: Yuki Bhambri & Divij Sharan vs Purav Raja & Fabrice Martin, Live Match Updates

By Sportskeeda Desk | Last ModifiedMay 30, 2018 19:00 GMT

IT IS A 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 WIN FOR BHAMBRI AND SHARAN

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19:00 (GMT)30 MAY 2018

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Goodnight!

18:59 (GMT)30 MAY 2018

What a fight! They two pairs gave their all. In the end, Yuki and Divij were just slightly better.

That will also hopefully help Bhambri to erase the pain of his singles loss.

18:57 (GMT)30 MAY 2018

YUKI SERVES OUT THE MATCH SUCCESSFULLY!

IT IS A 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 WIN FOR BHAMBRI AND SHARAN IN 2 HOURS 18 MINUTES!!!!

18:55 (GMT)30 MAY 2018

15-15 now

18:54 (GMT)30 MAY 2018

Martin and Raja hold their serve to trail 4-5.

Yuki will try to serve out the win

18:51 (GMT)30 MAY 2018

And Sharan HOLDS FOR A 5-3 LEAD!

HE AND YUKI ARE ONE GAME AWAY FROM WINNING THIS MATCH!

18:49 (GMT)30 MAY 2018

It's 30-30 on the Sharan serve!

18:48 (GMT)30 MAY 2018

Can the Tata Open semi-finalists consolidate that break?

18:47 (GMT)30 MAY 2018

FINALLY YUKI AND DIVIJ GET THE BREAK!!!!


With both Raja and Martin at the net, Yuki smartly lobbed the ball and it landed near the baseline.

They get the break to go up to 4-3

18:44 (GMT)30 MAY 2018

And the set continues to move at the same pace, without any breakthrough for either team.

They are evenly poised at 3-3

18:41 (GMT)30 MAY 2018

Martin and Raja continue their grip on their own service game.

Up 3-2 now

18:38 (GMT)30 MAY 2018

It is 2-2

Not much to choose between the two at the moment

18:35 (GMT)30 MAY 2018

It's a much more comfortable hold for Raja!

He and Martin lead 2-1

18:32 (GMT)30 MAY 2018

A comfortable service game from Bhambri and Sharan

1-1

18:28 (GMT)30 MAY 2018

Martin staves off a huge challenge. He and Raja grit it out and HOLD SERVE!

1-0

18:27 (GMT)30 MAY 2018

And deuce once again!

18:27 (GMT)30 MAY 2018

This game is a marathon! A test of character for both teams!

18:25 (GMT)30 MAY 2018

Sharan and Bhambri had a break point but Sharan puts his forehand into the net

18:23 (GMT)30 MAY 2018

And he and Raja save a break point!

Deuce!

18:22 (GMT)30 MAY 2018

Martin is serving first in Set 3 and it is 30-30 on his serve

18:13 (GMT)30 MAY 2018

AND MARTIN AND RAJA BREAK!!!!! WHAT A TIME TO GET THE ONLY BREAK OF THIS SET!

It's 7-5 to Martin and Raja!!!!

18:12 (GMT)30 MAY 2018

NOW BHAMBRI AND SHARAN ARE CRACKING UNDER PRESSURE!

2 SET POINTS FOR RAJA AND MARTIN!!!

18:09 (GMT)30 MAY 2018

And, under pressure, Raja and Martin produce a quality HOLD.

They are up 6-5.


Can they break here or will the set go to a tie-break?

18:08 (GMT)30 MAY 2018

There is still no break in this set! 

It's 5-5

18:02 (GMT)30 MAY 2018

The pressure is right back at Bhambri and Sharan now

18:01 (GMT)30 MAY 2018

Martin and Raja avert danger and hold serve to go up to 5-4

17:59 (GMT)30 MAY 2018

It became a deuce game soon after but Martin has a game point now

17:58 (GMT)30 MAY 2018

With Martin struggling on serve, Yuki made it 30-30 but sent the ball long soon after.

17:54 (GMT)30 MAY 2018

And Yuki and Divij respond well.

They even the score at 4-4

17:52 (GMT)30 MAY 2018

And Martin and Raja have certainly done better in this set.

17:51 (GMT)30 MAY 2018

Martin and Raja fend off Bhambri and Sharan.

They are up 4-3.

Still no breakthrough for either team!

17:48 (GMT)30 MAY 2018

It's all level in this set!

3-3

17:46 (GMT)30 MAY 2018

Bhambri is facing a tough challenge on his serve. Faces a break point now

17:41 (GMT)30 MAY 2018

Martin and Raja are doing much better in this set. They still hold their serve and have a mini lead of 3-2

17:39 (GMT)30 MAY 2018

Bhambri blazes through his service game!


He holds to love and makes it 2-2

17:36 (GMT)30 MAY 2018

Still on serve after Martin and Raja hold their serve.

It's 2-1 to Martin and Raja

17:34 (GMT)30 MAY 2018

And Yuki survives!

It's 1-1

17:30 (GMT)30 MAY 2018

Now Yuki facing some heat!

30-30 on serve

17:28 (GMT)30 MAY 2018

It's a long service game for Raja and Martin to start the second set, but they hold.


1-0 to Raja and Martin

17:24 (GMT)30 MAY 2018

THAT WAS A VERY TOUGH SERVICE GAME FOR BHAMBRI. He had to save a break point before coming back to take the set

17:23 (GMT)30 MAY 2018

AND BHAMBRI AND SHARAN HAVE WON THE FIRST SET!

6-3

17:20 (GMT)30 MAY 2018

AND BHAMBRI SAVES THEM BOTH! TURNS MISFORTUNE INTO AN OPPORTUNITY!

HE HAS A SET POINT!

17:18 (GMT)30 MAY 2018

WHAT A TURNAROUND!

YUKI IS STARING AT TWO BREAK POINTS NOW!

17:16 (GMT)30 MAY 2018

What resilience from Raja! Held his serve after saving three set points!

Raja and Martin trail 3-5

17:13 (GMT)30 MAY 2018

The all-Indian pair had yet another break point after Purav and Fabrice saved the first two.

17:11 (GMT)30 MAY 2018

Raja is struggling on serve again and has given Yuki and Divij a couple of set points!

17:07 (GMT)30 MAY 2018

Yuki and Divij didn't budge. Divij HOLDS his serve and they open up a 5-2 lead.

17:06 (GMT)30 MAY 2018

Sharan saved it and made it a deuce.

17:04 (GMT)30 MAY 2018

Good work from Raja to advance to the net and finish the point.
They now have a break point

17:01 (GMT)30 MAY 2018

AND YES! THEY HAVE BROKEN!

BHAMBRI AND SHARAN GET THE FIRST BREAK OF THE MATCH!

THEY LEAD 4-2
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