Wimbledon 2018, Men's Doubles,Round 1: Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan-Austin Karjicek vs Sander Arends-Matwe Middlekoop

S. Arends/M. Middelkoop def A. Krajicek/J. Nedunchezhiyan 7(7)-6(5), 7(7)-6(3), 7(7)-6(2).

Updated: 05 July 2018 22:12 IST - Published: 05 July 2018 21:36 IST

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And it's all over as the Dutch pair seals the thriller of a match. It was a well-contested battle but the Indio-American pair couldn't step up to the
pressure.

Final Score: 7(7)-6(5), 7(7)-6(3), 7(7)-6(2)

S. Arends/M. Middelkoop.take an unassailable 4 point lead as they race to match point.
Score: 6-2.

A stiff fight ongoing but the Dutch pair is leading by two points. Score: 4-2

Tie-breaker

No surprises here as they script a win to make it 6-6. The third set heads for a tie breaker as well.

What a turn of events!

J. Nedunchezhiyan/A. Krajicek saved all three match points and is currently on deuce. Can they stage a comeback?

3 match points for S. Arends/M. Middelkoop.
Score: 40-0.

The Dutch looking to finish it off early as they take a 30-0 lead in the decisive game.

Trailing 6-5, it's make or break for the Indo-American pair in this game.

J. Nedunchezhiyan/A. Krajicek have pulled themselves back from the jaws of defeat to level terms at 5-5 in Set 3.

Deuce!!
Strong character and nerves shown by the pair. Still, the work remains undone!

The Dutch takes a 40-15 lead as they reach match point. Can the Indo-American pair turn their fortunes around?

J. Nedunchezhiyan/A. Krajicek looking a bit troubled as they succumb to two break points. A loss in this game would cost them the match.

S. Arends/M. Middelkoop once again succeed in holding on to their service. Look's like this set too will go down to the wire!
Score: 5-4

The Indo-American pair turning up the heat as they put pressure on the Dutch team. 30-30 in game 9.

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

J. Nedunchezhiyan/A. Krajicek dominating game 7 as they steer clear to 40-0.

The Indo-American pair will need to break their opponent's service in order to establish their dominion in set 3.

It's all square currently with the scoreline reading 3-3.

The Dutch pair takes the fifth game without dropping any points. S. Arends/M. Middelkoop currently lead 3-2.

Both teams holding on to their service as the set score reads 2-2.

It's building up to be an intense set 3 with the game score currently reading 1-1.

Set 3 begins!

It was a comparatively easy win in the tie breaker for the Dutch team as compared to the first set. The Indo-American pair once again succumbed in the penultimate stage as it cost them set 2 and they edge closer to defeat.

Set Score: 7(7)-6(3)

Arends/Middelkoop moves on to set point.
Score: 6-1

The Dutch pair has taken a steady 3 point lead early into the tie-breaker. They currently lead 4-1.

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