Southfields’ Jamie Delgado and partner Jonny Marray were pipped in an epic men’s doubles final in the AT P Challenger Lambertz Open in Aachen, Germany.

They were beaten 6-4 3-6 11-9 by Kretschmer and Stadler in the final having reached the final with three straight sets victories.

Delgado and Marray hope to be in the top 100 in this week’s world rankings.