Watch highlights of how Lukas Kubot and Marcelo Melo reached the Mutua Madrid Open doubles semi-finals on Friday with victory over Ivan Dodig and Marcel Granollers. Watch live matches at tennistv.com.
Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo remain on course to reach their third ATP World Tour Masters 1000 final of the season after they defeated seventh seeds Ivan Dodig and Marcel Granollers 6-1, 6-4 in 68 minutes on Friday at the Mutua Madrid Open. Kubot and Melo lost just three of their first service points and recovered from a 2-4 deficit in the second set. The Polish-Brazilian team advanced to the finals of the BNP Paribas Open (l. to Klaasen-Ram) and the Miami Open presented by Itau (d. Monroe-Sock) earlier this year. The fourth seeds set up a semi-final against Nick Kyrgios and Jack Sock, who continued their popular run through the draw with a 6-7(5), 7-6(5), 10-7 victory over second...
Eighth seeds Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez set a clash with the top-seeded doubles team in the Mutua Madrid Open quarter-finals. The Spaniards defeated Tommy Haas and Max Mirnyi 6-3, 6-4 on Thursday to reach the last eight, where they will face Henri Kontinen and John Peers. Ivan Dodig and Marcel Granollers, the seventh seeds, saved seven of the eight break points they faced to beat Fabio Fognini and Treat Huey 6-7(4), 7-5, 10-6. Next for the Croatian/Spanish tandem will be fourth seeds Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo. Also in Friday’s quarter-finals, third seeds Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares will take on sixth seeds Nicolas Mahut and Edouard Roger-Vasselin, and second seeds Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan will play Nick...
Second seeds Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan advanced to the Mutua Madrid Open quarter-finals with a 5-7, 6-2, 10-7 win over Fabrice Martin and Daniel Nestor on Wednesday. The Americans capitalised on both of their break point chances to reach the last eight in Madrid, where they will face Nick Kyrgios and Jack Sock. Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares, the third seeds, defeated Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah 6-3, 7-6(4) in 82 minutes to set a quarter-final clash with sixth seeds Nicolas Mahut and Edouard Roger-Vasselin. The Frenchmen advanced with a 7-6(6), 7-6(3) win over Robin Haase and Albert Ramos-Vinolas. +⚽️=Ahead of the all-Madrid @ChampionsLeague showdown, @BrunoSoares82, @jamie_murray and @danielnestor ditched the rackets!#UCL #MMOPEN pic.twitter.com/6DfHLr7LaH— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) May...
Nick Kyrgios and Jack Sock advanced to the quarter-finals of the Mutua Madrid Open on Tuesday, joining forces to beat fifth seeds Raven Klaasen and Rajeev Ram 6-4, 6-4. Kyrgios/Sock dropped only eight points on serve during the 60-minute win. Klaasen and Ram have picked up titles this year at the Delray Beach Open and the BNP Paribas Open. Elsewhere, Fabrice Martin and Daniel Nestor accounted for last month’s Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters champions Rohan Bopanna and Pablo Cuevas 6-3, 6-2 in 54 minutes. Watch Live On TennisTV Watch Full Match Replays Top seeds Henri Kontinen and John Peers also moved into the quarter-finals, prevailing against Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic 4-6, 6-4, 14-12. Lucky losers Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert...
