Fleming and Skupski into final
Saturday, 31 October 2009
Colin Fleming and Ken Skupski have reached the Doubles final of the St. Petersburg Open in Russia. The British duo beat the Israeli partnership of Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram, 6-4, 3-6, 10-6.
In Sunday's final, they will face Frenchmen Jeremy Chardy and Richard Gasquet, who defeated Russians Michail Elgin and Teimuraz Gabashvili in straight sets, 7-6(3), 6-1.
Fleming and Skupski, who are increasingly known by the nickname 'Flemski' are aiming to win their second ATP Tour Doubles title. They won their first at the Open de Moselle, in Metz, France, in September.
At the ITF tournament in Ortisei, Italy, Sarah Borwell and her partner Raquel Kops-Jones (USA), lost their semifinal match against Timea Bacsinszky (Switzerland) and Tathiana Garbin (Italy). The second seeds were defeated in straight sets, 7-6(3), 6-3.