RUBEN Gonzales and Francis Casey Alcantara finally got the Philippines a victory in the Davis Cup World Group II tie against Greece after beating Petros Tsitsipas and Markos Kalovelonis, 7-6, 6-4, on Saturday at the Philippine Columbian Association courts.
The straight-sets victory allowed the Philippines to keep its hopes alive in the tie heading into the reverse singles matches later in the afternoon.
World No. 6 Stefanos Tsitsipas will look to clinch the victory in the tie in the reverse singles when he clashes with Jeson Patrombon.
It was a seesaw affair in the first set, with Gonzales and Alcantara escaping in the tiebreak, 7-5.
Gonzales and Alcantara came back from a 3-1 deficit in the second set by breaking back in the fifth game before holding serve to tie the set.
The Filipino pair broke in the ninth game following three straight points, 5-4, before holding serve by winning four straight points to win match.
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