Watch highlights as Henri Kontinen and John Peers reach the Rome semi-finals with victory over Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo on Friday. Watch live matches at tennistv.com. Photo: ATP/Peter Staples
Top seeds Henri Kontinen and John Peers are moving closer to their first clay-court title of the season at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, marching into the semi-finals on Friday over fifth seeds Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo 6-4, 7-6(6). Kubot/Melo have been the most in-form team on tour, racking up ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles in Miami (d. Monroe/Sock) and Madrid (d. Mahut/Vasselin). But Kontinen/Peers were not to be denied, saving a set point on their serve at 5-6 in the second set en route to claiming victory in one hour 36 minutes. Next up for Kubot/Melo is either eighth seeds Ivan Dodig and Marcel Granollers or Americans John Isner and Jack Sock. Second seeds and defending champions Bob...
Top seeds Henri Kontinen and John Peers got their Internazionali BNL d’Italia campaign off to a flying start on Thursday, moving into the quarter-finals with a 7-5, 7-5 win over Joao Sousa and Fernando Verdasco. Kontinen/Peers scored the lone service breaks of each set at 6-5 to prevail in one hour and 27 minutes. They are looking to pick up their first ATP World Tour title since winning their first Grand Slam title this January at the Australian Open. Next up for Kontinen/Peers are fifth seeds Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo, who continued their fine form with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Florin Mergea and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi. Kubot/Melo have already won ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles this year in...
Ivan Dodig and Marcel Granollers didn’t put a foot wrong on Wednesday at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, not facing a break point as they reached the quarter-finals 6-1, 6-4 over Nikola Mektic and Albert Ramos-Vinolas. The eighth seeds will look to reach their first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 semi-final of 2017 after going 0-3 in their previous quarter-final appearances (Miami, Monte-Carlo, Madrid). Dodig/Granollers will next play Americans John Isner and Jack Sock, who defeated third seeds Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares 7-5, 6-3. Isner/Sock teamed up last October to win the Shanghai Rolex Masters (d. Kontinen/Peers). In first-round matches, Joao Sousa and Fernando Verdasco defeated Daniel Nestor and Edouard Roger-Vasselin 6-7(6), 6-4, 10-6. Sousa/Verdasco will face top seeds Henri...
Alexander Zverev and Mischa Zverev, who captured the doubles title in Montpellier earlier this year, have teamed up again, this time in a bid for the Internazionali BNL d’Italia crown. The brothers began their quest with a 4-6, 6-2, 11-9 win over Sam Querrey and Gilles Simon on Monday in Rome, saving four of the six break points they faced in the 72-minute victory. They will next face Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan, the second seeds and defending champions, in the second round. Florin Mergea and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi defeated Tommy Haas and Max Mirnyi 6-4, 6-2 to set a second-round clash with fifth seeds and Mutua Madrid Open champions Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo. John Isner and Jack Sock advanced...