Sports · Tennis · 6 hrs ago
Paris Masters hitting partners narrowly lose to world No. 6 doubles pair
Liam Branger and Arthur Bonnaud played doubles at the Rolex Paris Masters on Tuesday after being hired as hitting partners for the tournament.
A number of withdrawals opened places in the doubles draw, so the pair paused their practice work to compete.
They faced German duo Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz, the world's sixth-ranked doubles pair.
Branger and Bonnaud won the second set after losing the first, but lost the match tie-break 10-4.
The final score was 6-3, 3-6, 10-4.
The narrow defeat came against a pair identified as US Open finalists, showing how close the practice partners came to beating top-level opponents.
Liam Branger and Arthur Bonnaud, hired as warm-up partners at the Rolex Paris Masters, entered the doubles tournament after numerous withdrawals.
They narrowly lost to the world No. 6 doubles pair, Germans Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz.
The score was 6-3, 3-6, 10-4.
The pair had been scheduled to work as hitting partners during the week.
- Who
- Liam Branger and Arthur Bonnaud played Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz.
- What
- Branger and Bonnaud lost their doubles match 6-3, 3-6, 10-4.
- When
- Tuesday.
- Where
- The Rolex Paris Masters.
- Why
- They entered the doubles tournament after numerous withdrawals.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Liam Branger and Arthur Bonnaud were hired as warm-up partners for participants in the Rolex Paris Masters.
They paused that work to play in the doubles tournament after numerous withdrawals.
They lost to Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz, 6-3, 3-6, 10-4.
- Players
- Liam Branger and Arthur Bonnaud
- Opponents
- Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz
- Opponents' ranking
- World No. 6 doubles pair
- Score
- 6-3, 3-6, 10-4
- Tournament
- Rolex Paris Masters