Olympics-Tennis-Brazilians save four match points to earn bronze in women's doubles

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Tennis - Women's Doubles - Bronze medal match - Ariake Tennis Park - Tokyo, Japan - July 31, 2021. Laura Pigossi of Brazil and Luisa Stefani of Brazil react after winning their bronze medal match against Elena Vesnina of the Russian Olympic Committee and Veronika Kudermetova of the Russian Olympic Committee REUTERS/Yara Nardi

TOKYO (Reuters) -Brazilians Laura Pigossi and Luisa Stefani saved four match points against Wimbledon runners-up Veronika Kudermetova and Elena Vesnina to snatch the Olympic women's doubles bronze medal on Saturday.

The Brazilians, with tears in their eyes at the end of the match, crowned a stellar week, coming from a set down and trailing 5-9 in the tiebreak to win six consecutive points and beat the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) pair 4-6 6-4 11-9.