Leander Paes-Andre Begemann Enter St. Petersburg Open Final
Leander Paes and his German partner Andre Begemann defeated Russian pairing of Mikhail Elgin and Alexander Kudryavtsev to enter the men's doubles final of St Petersburg Open.
Highlights
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Leander Paes has reached the men's doubles final of St. Petersburg Open
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He is playing with Germany's Angre Begemann
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The pair defeated Mikhail Elgin and Alexander Kudryavtsev in the semis
India's Leander Paes and his German partner Andre Begemann made it to the finals of the St Petersburg Open by recording a straight-set victory over the Russian pair of Mikhail Elgin and Alexander Kudryavtsev in the men's doubles event.
The Indo-German duo defeated the Russian pair 6-3 7-6 in a match that lasted around one and half hours.
Paes and Begemann won the first set in a canter in just 35 minutes. However, the Russian pair came from a break back 0-2 down in the second set as they raced to a 5-2 lead.
However the veteran Indian and his German partner then won five consecutive games to wrap up the set 7-5.
Paes had last won an ATP men's doubles title, along with South Africa's Raven Klaasen, in the 2015 New Zealand Open.
Walking around this beautiful city on our day off..Finals tomorrow ????@AndreBegemann @ATPWorldTour @sanjaydaddy pic.twitter.com/QA1ZCb8SIL
- Leander Paes (@Leander) September 24, 2016