Wimbledon 2018, Men's Doubles, Round of 32, Sriram Balaji-Vishnu Vardhan vs B. Mclachlan-J. Struff, Live Match Updates

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And it's all over as B. McLachlan finish off things perfectly with a sublime ace.
Set score: 6-3

Match score: B. McLachlan/ J. Struff vs N.S Balaji/ V. Vardhan; 7[7]-6[2], 6[3]-7[7], 7[7]-6[3], 6-3

Looks like the Indian duo have lost the plot as B. McLachlan/ J. Struff race to match point.

Despite taking the first point in the decisive game, they Indians give away two points and trail 15-30

B. McLachlan/ J. Struff serving for match. Can the Indian pair script a comeback?

No mistakes in their service game as Balaji picks up game 8.
Set score: 5-3

Trailing 5-2 in the decisive set, it's make or break for the Indians. Can they bring a turnaround in their fortunes?

Balaji/ Vishnu Vardhan faces little struggle but eventually puts up a strong display to deny any mishap.
Set score: 4-2

The Japanese-German pair maintain their lead as they sweep up game 5 without dropping points.
Set score: 4-1

After narrowly losing out the third set, the Indian duo once again suffers a setback early into set 4 as they fail to hold on to their serve. They will need to step up their game if they fancy a comeback
Set score: 2-0

The Indians commit a couple of unforced errors to give away the game.
Set score: 1-0.

McLachlan serves first as the pair take a 30-0 lead.

Teams all prepped up as they take the court for Set 4!

An easy win in the tie breaker for B. McLachlan/ J. Struff. The Indians once again succumbed in the penultimate stage as they edge closer to defeat.

T.B score: 7-3

Match Score: B. McLachlan/ J. Struff vs N.S Balaji/ V. Vardhan; 7[7]-6[2], 6[3]-7[7], 7[7]-6[3]

Set point for the Japanese-German pair.
T.B score: 6-2.

Struff with a strong serve to give the pair a healthy three point lead.
T.B score: 5-2

The Indian pair currently trailing.
T.B score: 2-3

Tie breaker

B. McLachlan/ J. Struff once again succeed in holding on to their service. This set too will go down to the wire!
Set Score: 6-6

The Japanese-German pair put up an inspired performance to revive the game and get back on level terms.
Set score: 5-5

The Indians turning up the heat as they put pressure on their opponents in an attempt to seal the set. 30-15
Can they make the lead count?

Easy pickings for the pair as they seal the game without dropping a point. Set score: 5-4

The Indian pair dominating game 9 as they steer clear to 40-0.

No surprises yet as both teams hold serve. The Indian pair will need to break their opponent's service in order to establish their dominion in set 3.

Set score: 3-3

The pair of Balaji/ Vardhan denies a break to their opponents and take the lead.
Set score: 2-1

Deuce!
A quickfire rally as the Indians prevail the test.

Sriram Balaji squanders an easy volley to make it 30-40 in game 3.
Set score: 1-1

Set 3 begins!

Impeccable combination from Sriram Balaji and Vishnu Vardhan as they wrap up the thriller of a second set.
T.B score: 7-3
Match Score: B. McLachlan/ J. Struff vs N.S Balaji/ V. Vardhan; 7[7]-6[2], 6[3]-7[7]:

The Indians steer clear 3 points.
T.B score: 5-2.

A double fault awards the Indian pair a break as they take the lead .Can they capitalize on it?
T.B score: 3-2

Balaji with an accurate down the line smash to make the points level.
T.B score: 1-1

A neat serve and volley point from the Japanse -German pair to initiate proceedings in the tie-break.
T.B score: 1-0.

Tie-breaker
It's the same story in set 2 as well. Both teams fail to break each other's serve as the game heads for a second tie-breaker.

Vishnu Vardhan with precision serving as the Indian duo pull back the game to level terms at 5-5.

The Indian pair face a dicey situation as they trail 0-30 in game 10 and risk losing second set. Can they script a comeback?

Both teams hold serve as they remain inseparable in set 2.
Set score: 4-4

The Indian pair with a strong service streak as they race to their third game.
Set score: 3-3.

Balaji with a strong smash from the nets to put the pair in front in game 5.
15-0.

Both teams at square terms in Set 2 after the end of game 4.
Set Score: 2-2

The 14th seed pair cruise to game 1 as they win it without shedding any points.

The Japanese starts off the proceedings in set 2 with a sublime serve. 15-0.

Time for Set 2!!

And it's over as the Indian duo lose the first set in the decisive tie-breaker.
Set score: 6[2]-7[7]

Balaji tries a baseline smash but misses, awarding the opponents set point.

T.B score: 2-6

The 14th seed Japanese-German pair with the first break in the tie breaker as they take the lead.
T.B score: 3-1

The Indian duo holds serve.
T.B score: 1-0

Tie-breaker

It's going down all the way to the wire with the teams stuck at 6-6. Need for the tie-breaker to solve the crisis!

The Indian duo could only do little as the opponents make it even stevens with the set score reading 4-4.

The Japanese delivers a fine ace to take the lead at 30-0.