[2] Michael Venus (NZL) and Nikola Mektić (CRO) v [ALT] Alexandru Jecan (ROU) and David Pichler (AUT)

Michael Venus and Nikola Mektić ended up facing an alternate pair when their original opponents withdrew from the doubles in Barcelona, with their updated foes being Alexandru Jecan from Romania and David Pichler from Austria.  It was the latter pair who got off to a flyer, Pichler hitting a fabulous backhand down the line to…