The Falcons and The Eagles both lost their opening tie at the 2022 World Tennis League and if they wanted to keep their chances for the final alive, they needed a victory.
Bianca Andreescu, who was successful in mixed doubles with Nick Kyrgios against The Kites, played again, but this time she teamed up with experienced doubles player Rohan Bopanna.
On the other side of the court, Grigor Dimitrov, who also succeeded in mixed doubles against The Hawks, changed his partner too, as he teamed up with Aryna Sabalenka.
The first set was dominated by The Eagles. Andreescu & Bopanna were ruthless on the break points and that was the deciding factor. After using two out of the three they had and denying all five chances of their opponents, they won the first set 6-2.
Dimitrov & Badosa managed to fight back in the second set as they earned their first break of the match and led 5-3. However, they lost their advantage and they also faced a match point in the twelfth game.
This time, they managed to keep their calm and force a tie-break. The Falcons succeeded in a tie-break and they did the same thing in the following super tie-break to win the match 2-6, 7-6(4), 10-7.
Yet, despite winning the match, The Eagles were the more successful team as they earned 12 points. On the other hand, The Falcons won only 9 games, but received one additional point for winning the super tie-break and another for winning the match. However, that still brings their total only to 11 and so despite winning the match, they were the less successful team.
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