Kiwi Michael Venus and playing partner Bianca Andreescu have fallen just short of claiming the Mixed Doubles title at the French Open.
Playing in their first final as a pairing they have gone down to Japan’s Miyu Kato and Tim Puetz of Germany 4-6, 6-4, 10-6.
Venus was looking for his second doubles title at Roland Garros after winning the men’s doubles final in 2017. It is the third time in his career he’s made a Mixed Doubles final.
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For Kato, the victory left behind the disappointment of her controversial disqualification in the women’s doubles.