Mehra-Naik doubles pair lifts a maiden clay-court title

The pair, ranked 74th, saved two set points in the first-set tiebreak.

The pair, who met in an academy five years ago, broke the opposing team's serve in the opening game of the second set and never gave it back. "We just stopped thinking," said Naik.

The prize was 3 lakh rupees (demo) and 80 ranking points. Their next stop is a hard-court event in Bengaluru.

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