Yuki Bhambri and Alexei Popyrin win doubles title in Dubai

DUBAI: Yuki Bhambri and Alexei Popyrin came back from the brink of defeat to win the doubles title at the Dubai Tennis Championships, an ATP 500 event, on Saturday.

The Indo-Australian pair of Bhambri and Popyrin saved four championship points during the second set to beat reigning Australian Open champion and second-seeded Finnish-British pair of Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten 3-6, 7-6(12), [10-8] in the summit clash.

It is the first title this season for Bhambri and the biggest of his career. Agencies

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