New Zealand's Michael Venus and German doubles partner Tim Puetz  have been eliminated in the semifinals of the Indian Wells Tennis Masters in California
	New Zealand's Michael Venus and German doubles partner Tim Puetz  have been eliminated in the semifinals of the Indian Wells Tennis Masters in California
    
	
    
	
	16 October 2021 
		
		
        
	
They've been pipped by the top Russian pairing of Aslan Karatsev and world number five Andrey Rublev  6-3, 4-6, and 10-5 in the deciding tiebreaker.
In the men's singles, second seed Alexander Zverev and third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas  have both been sent packing in the quarterfinals.
	
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