Jeff Coetzee and Wesley Moodie became the first SA pair to qualify for the year-end Masters Finals in eight years on Saturday.

High hopes for South African tennis this week at the Olympic Games and in Washington, DC, have ended in failure.

Overcoming an early shock in front of an enthusiastic, capacity crowd at the Tali Tennis Centre, the well-tuned doubles combination of Wesley Moodie and Jeff Coetzee gave South…