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Murray & Soares Clinch Year-End No. 1 Emirates ATP Doubles Team Ranking

The first-year pairing of Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares has clinched the year-end No. 1 Emirates ATP Doubles Team Ranking. Murray and Soares join Grant Connell and Patrick Galbraith (1993), and Jonas Bjorkman and Todd Woodbridge (2001) to claim the honour in their first season together. Great Britain’s Murray and Brazil’s Soares, who completed Group Edberg/Jarryd play this week with a 3-0 record to advance to the semi-finals at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, are guaranteed the year-end No. 1 honour after French pair Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut lost their final round-robin match at The O2 in London, venue of the season finale. Additionally, as a result of Mahut’s loss, if Soares goes on to win the season...

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Kontinen & Peers Remain Perfect In London

Henri Kontinen and John Peers have marked their team debut at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals by finishing Group Fleming/McEnroe undefeated, following a 6-7(5), 6-4, 10-4 victory over Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut on Friday. The win for semi-finalists Kontinen/Peers also guaranteed the season-ending No. 1 Emirates ATP Doubles Team Ranking for Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares. Mahut, looking to become the first Frenchman to finish the campaign No. 1 in singles or doubles, required one victory in London to be crowned the individual No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Doubles Rankings, but the top seeds exit at the round-robin stage following three defeats. Therefore, Soares can become No. 1 should the Brazilian and Murray lift the Barclays ATP...

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