First-seeded Cabal & Farah lose to Rojer & Tecau at the ATP Finals

Both teams really needed to earn their first point at the ATP Finals in London as they both lost their first match. Cabal & Farah struggled to deliver their best tennis against Herbert & Mahut and Rojer & Tecau lost to Krawietz & Mies.

The match had a quick start when Rojer and Tecau broke their opponent's service two times and won the first set in just 29 minutes 6-2. However, Cabal and Farah showed, that they are world number 1's and fought in the second.

They won the second set 7-5 to force the third set. The last set was decided by a super tie-break in which both sides had their opportunities. First, Rojer and Tecau led 6-2, but Cabal and Farah managed to win 6 out of the 7 following points to give themselves 8-7 lead. However, from that point, the Colombian pair was not able to win any point and lost the first set 8-10.

It is second loss for Cabal and Farah and they need more than just to win in their last match in order to advance. Rojer and Tecau will play against Herbert and Mahut to fight for the spot in the semifinals.

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