Ryan Harrison and Michael Venus capped a dream week at the Millennium Estoril Open by taking the doubles title 7-5, 6-2 over Spaniards David Marrero and Tommy Robredo. “Michael has been part of my family for a long time. I’ve known him since I was 11 years old and he’s like a brother. I got married last month and he was my groomsman,” said Harrison. “We’ve played doubles together, but not at the tour level, so to win with one of your best friends in the world is special.” Both teams traded early service holds, but the American-Kiwi duo grabbed the crucial break up 6-5 to take the opening set. They broke Marrero/Robredo twice in the second set to seal...
Roman Jebavy and Jiri Vesely did not put a wrong foot during Sunday's doubles final at the TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open. The Czech duo were ruthless in completing a 6-0, 6-0 victory over wild cards Tuna Altuna and Alessandro Motti for their first team title. Jebavy and Vesely needed just 41 minutes to lift the trophy, saving all three break points faced, while converting six of nine of their own. It was the first double bagel in an ATP World Tour final since 2010, when Lukasz Kubot and Oliver Marach did not drop a game in winning the Acapulco title. "We definitely didn't expect to win the final with a score like that," said Vesely. "But we played great,...
Colombians Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah won their second ATP World Tour doubles title as a team this year, overcoming Frenchmen Jeremy Chardy/Fabrice Martin 6-3, 6-3 on Sunday at the BMW Open by FWU in Munich. Cabal/Farah were down 0-3 in the first set but won 12 of the final 15 games to win their first Munich crown. The third seeds saved three of four break points, including all three faced in the second set. “It's such a great feeling. We've been coming here for [five] years already. For me it's one of my favourite tournaments. To win it finally – we made the final last year – it's a great achievement, and we're very happy,” Farah said. The...
Brian Baker celebrated his 32nd birthday in style, claiming the doubles title at the inaugural Gazprom Hungarian Open alongside Nikola Mektic. Baker and Mektic prevailed 7-6(2), 6-4 over Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah in Budapest, needing one hour and 27 minutes to secure their second team title on the ATP World Tour. Also the champions at the Memphis Open in February, they improved to 2-0 in tour-level finals together. The fourth seeds were ruthless on serve, dropping just 17 of 65 points in the final encounter. They took the first set in a tie-break and broke immediately at love to open the second, before eventually emerging victorious on their second match point. "I couldn't have asked for a better...
Florin Mergea of Romania and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan won their first ATP World Tour doubles title as a team on Sunday at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell. Mergea/Qureshi dismissed the German/Austrian pairing of Philipp Petzschner and Alexander Peya 6-4, 6-3 in a battle between unseeded pairings at the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona-1899, the oldest Spanish tennis club. “I couldn't be more happy. I've been working really hard, and I know he's a really hard worker,” Qureshi said. “There's so much history in this club, and it's great to be a part of it, to win a title here. Hopefully we can come back and win another title in this beautiful city.” The Romanian/Pakistani combination continued to raise their...
