[7] Michael Venus (NZL) and Neal Skupski (GBR) v Karen Khachanov (RUS) and Andrey Rublev (RUS)

Michael Venus and Neal Skupski could hardly have wished for tougher opponents in the first round of doubles at the Shanghai Masters, with Karen Khachanov and Andrey Rublev, as well as being superb singles players, also being highly-skilled doubles players.  It was therefore disastrous when Venus lost his serve in the first game of the…