Oliver and Alexander Peya didn’t manage to clinch the tie after they lost 7-6(1), 6-7(7), 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 to Nikolay Davydenko and Mikhail Youzhny on Saturday. The Russian tandem was a break down in the fifth set but rallied to claim victory in four hours and 46 minutes.
Jurgen Melzer will look to eliminate Russia when he squares off against Alex Bogomolov Jr. on Sunday in the opening reverse singles rubber.