Former ATP Finals champions Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau ended their title drought on Saturday at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. The Dutch-Romanian duo rallied past Marcin Matkowski and Rohan Bopanna 4-6, 6-3, 10-3 in one hour and 20 minutes to lift the trophy, firing six aces and saving three of four break points. Rojer and Tecau claimed their first ATP World Tour title since the 2016 Mutua Madrid Open, clinching a 13th crown in total as a team. Two years removed from their triumph at The O2 in London, the tandem are looking to hit their stride once again. They have won titles at five different ATP World Tour 500 events, also including Washington, Beijing and Valencia in...
Second seeds Raven Klaasen and Rajeev Ram picked up their first ATP World Tour doubles title of 2017 on Sunday at the Delray Beach Open, prevailing in a tight 7-5, 7-5 final over third seeds Treat Huey and Max Mirnyi. “It seems like I’m just the sideshow here in Delray Beach. I just have to make sure I’m not the reason we’re losing matches!” joked Klaasen. “I think Rajeev and I have done some good things to improve our games and this week was another progression for us as a team. The crowd has been great all week. People really enjoy their doubles here and that makes it fun for us." The South African-American pair earned their fourth ATP World...
It's as if they do this together every week. Frenchmen Julien Benneteau and Nicolas Mahut, playing together for the first time since 2012, won the Open 13 Marseille doubles title on Sunday. The top seeds prevailed 6-4, 6-7(9), 10-5 against Dutchman Robin Haase and Brit Dominic Inglot, who were going for their first team doubles crown. “When Julien asked me to play with him I immediately said yes. For me, this victory is very important and it means a lot,” Mahut said. Benneteau/Mahut won nearly 80 per cent of their first-serve points and saved four of six break points faced. Years ago, the two were a consistent pairing on the ATP World Tour. They won two titles together – 2003...
Pablo Carreno Busta wishes every day on the ATP World Tour would be like Saturday in Rio de Janeiro. Hours after completing a stunning comeback to reach the singles final, the Spaniard clinched the Rio Open presented by Claro doubles title with Pablo Cuevas. Carreno Busta and Cuevas edged defending champions Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah 6-4, 5-7, 10-8 in one hour and 29 minutes. The Colombian Power looked to be on their way to a comeback of their own after forcing a Match Tie-break from a set and a break down. But the Spanish-Uruguayan duo would have the last laugh, taking the title on their first championship point. “I’m very happy," said Carreno Busta. "It’s always very special...
Jamie Murray recorded the 300th match win of his doubles career by partnering Bruno Soares to a 6-3, 5-7, 11-9 quarter-final win at the Rio Open presented by Claro over Andres Molteni and Diego Schwartzman. Murray and Soares nearly squandered a 9/5 lead in the Match Tie-break, but recovered to prevail on their fifth match point. The top seeds now go on to face either third seeds Pablo Carreno Busta and Pablo Cuevas, who advanced 6-4, 7-5 over qualifiers Facundo Bagnis and Gastao Elias. Fourth seeds and defending Rio champions Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah continued their win streak with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Nicholas Monroe and Artem Sitak. The Colombian Power took the title last week at...
