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Murray/Soares March On In London

Second seeds Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares made the most of their debut as a pairing on Sunday in the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, recording a competitive 6-4, 7-5 win in the Edberg/Jarryd group over eighth seeds Treat Huey and Max Mirnyi. “We’re happy to win. Can't do better than getting through your first match,” said Murray. “I think we played well and came through a couple of tough moments. It felt good out there. We got a great reception and good support.” Little separated both teams in the early stages of the match. Murray saved four break points in the opening game, then played a crucial role in his team breaking Mirnyi to take an early 3-1 lead....

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Murray/Soares Going For No. 1

Even elite tennis players, and Officers of the British Empire, sometimes take the Tube. Anyone riding the Jubilee line to North Greenwich station this week could find themselves looking across the carriage at Jamie Murray, who this year became the first Briton in singles or doubles to be the World No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings (he got there before his brother).  For all that he has accomplished – including winning the Davis Cup last year, scoring his first two men’s doubles Grand Slam titles at this year’s Australian and US Opens, and being awarded the OBE – the older of the Murray brothers has been known to travel around London with an Oyster card. Last November, when he...

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Doubles No. 1 On The Line In London

The doubles action at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals has provided no shortage of excitement in years past, and the drama will be just as palpable this week in London. For the second straight year, the year-end No. 1 position in the Emirates ATP Doubles Rankings is in play at The O2, with top seeds Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut looking to hold off the surging tandem of Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares. Last year, it was Horia Tecau and Jean-Julien Rojer ending the six-year reign of Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan with a thrilling semi-final victory, en route to clinching the title. "It would be a huge achievement, to finish the year as the best team," said Soares....

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Bruno Soares Blogs In Shanghai

Hello from Shanghai where Jamie Murray and I are into the quarterfinals! It’s a very big tournament, a tournament that I really enjoy, so I want to stay till the end. It’s been an amazing year. It’s the first season me and Jamie are playing together. When we got together at the end of last year, both of us were close to winning Slams before, but we didn’t have one. Of course, once you partner with someone, there’s this belief that you’re going to do well. But to bring that into the court was a completely different thing. We played each other so many times before so we knew how to work with each other’s game and success came really...

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