Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares will return to The O2 for a second straight year, qualifying for the 2017 Nitto ATP Finals following their quarter-final win Friday at the Shanghai Rolex Masters. The British/Brazilian duo joins Lukasz Kubot/Marcelo Melo, defending champions Henri Kontinen/John Peers and 2015 winners Jean-Julien Rojer/Horia Tecau in the 2017 field. Murray and Soares enjoyed a memorable team debut at last year’s season-ending tournament, when they won all three of their round robin matches to become just the third first-year pairing to clinch the year-end No. 1 Emirates ATP Doubles Team Ranking. They received their trophy on centre court following their semi-final match (l. to Klaasen/Ram). [ALSO LIKE] The duo has lifted three titles from six finals...
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Bruno Soares recorded the 400th doubles match win of his career on Thursday in partnership with Jamie Murray at the Shanghai Rolex Masters. The fourth seeds, the next team in line to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals, to be held at The O2 in London from 12-19 November, advanced to the quarter-finals on Thursday by beating Kevin Anderson and Nenad Zimonjic 7-5, 6-2 in 75 minutes. “It’s an amazing number for me, really special,” Soares told ATPWorldTour.com. “I had no clue that I was going to reach a number like this. I’m so pleased to be able to play at these big tournaments against the best players. It’s a special day for me, 400 match wins, and also for...
Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau will attempt to reclaim the Nitto ATP Finals crown when they make their return to The O2 this November. The Dutch/Romanian duo joins Lukasz Kubot/Marcelo Melo and defending champions Henri Kontinen/John Peers in the elite eight-team field, clinching their berth by reaching the Shanghai Rolex Masters quarter-finals. Rojer and Tecau will make their team’s third appearance at the season finale, to be held from 12-19 November, previously qualifying in 2014-15. On their last visit, they not only claimed the title without the loss of a set (d. Bopanna/Mergea in the final), but also clinched the year-end No. 1 Emirates ATP Doubles Team Ranking following their semi-final victory over the Bryan brothers. [ALSO LIKE] This will...
Two doubles teams looking to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals in London next month made strides on Tuesday at the Shanghai Rolex Masters in China. Spaniards Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez (no relation), in 10th place in the Emirates ATP Doubles Race To London, advanced to the second round at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event by walkover. Watch Live On TennisTV Watch Full Match Replays Defending champions John Isner and Jack Sock didn't compete because Sock was suffering from dehydration. Lopez/Lopez are in 10th place in the Doubles Race, 185 points behind eighth-placed Raven Klaasen and Rajeev Ram. The top eight doubles teams qualify for the prestigious season-ending tournament, to be held at The O2 in London...