The doubles quarter-finals are locked in at Roland Garros, with fifth seeds Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares among the final three teams to book their spots in the last eight on Sunday.
Murray/Soares took out ninth seeds Rohan Bopanna and Pablo Cuevas 7-6(5), 6-2. The pairing struggled on clay leading into Roland Garros, posting a 2-4 record on the red dirt, but have cruised through their first three matches in Paris without losing a set. Murray/Soares will next play Santiago Gonzalez and Donald Young.
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Veterans Fernando Verdasco and Nenad Zimonjic eased past Sam Groth and Robert Lindstedt 6-4, 6-2. Zimonjic prevailed here in 2010 (w/Nestor), while Verdasco is looking for his first Grand Slam semi-final. They’ll face Rogerio Dutra Silva and Paolo Lorenzi for a spot in the final four.
Ryan Harrison and Michael Venus were two points away from losing to Indian duo Purav Raja and Divij Sharan, but rallied to win 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-2. The victory puts Venus into his first Grand Slam quarter-final. Harrison/Venus won their first ATP World Tour doubles title together last month in Estoril. Next up for them are seventh seeds Ivan Dodig and Marcel Granollers.
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