Jordan Thompson and Max Purcell have, agonisingly, seen a match point come and go as their ATP Finals doubles bid succumbed at the penultimate hurdle in Turin.
The Sydney mates, who were the first all-Australian pair through to the semi-finals of the season-ending men's championship since Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde in 1999, were ousted in a match tiebreak decider by Tim Puetz and Kevin Krawietz 2-6 6-3 [11-9] on Saturday.
