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Vienna Open: Britain's Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski lose in final

Britain's Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski lost in straight sets to third seeds Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo in the men's doubles final at the Vienna Open.

Murray, 34, and Skupski, 30, lost 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 as their Polish-Brazilian opponents sealed a third Vienna title.

It was Murray and Skupski's second final as a pairing, following August's Western and Southern Open defeat.

Both pairs move into the top-eight in the race to qualify for the ATP Finals in London later in November.

Britons Murray and Skupski, who reached the French Open quarter-finals in October, held a 5-3 lead before losing four successive points in the first-set tie-break.