Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic have been one of the most successful doubles teams in 2018, and are showing once again that their partnership is paying dividends at the Miami Open presented by Itau. Having started the season on a 17-match win streak, which was ultimately halted in the final in Rotterdam, the Austrian/Croatian duo has yet to let up. In Miami this week, they overcame a tricky opener against Marc Lopez and Feliciano Lopez, and faced another challenge in the second round against another team of matching surnames. Nevertheless, Marach and Pavic were able to navigate their way past singles stars and brothers Alexander Zverev and Mischa Zverev, 7-6(5), 6-4 in one hour, 27 minutes. The win was their...
Jean-Julien Rojer collected the 350th doubles win of his career Friday when he teamed with Horia Tecau at the Miami Open to defeat recent Indian Wells champion Jack Sock and Nicholas Monroe 6-1, 7-6(2). Rojer, 36, claimed the first of his 26 titles in 2010 in Tokyo. In another result of significance, American duo Steve Johnson and Sam Querrey upset top seeds Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo 6-4, 7-6(0). Since beginning the year 7-1, including a title in Sydney, last year's No. 1 team has gone 2-4 in its past four outings, including back-to-back first-round losses in Indian Wells and Miami. Eighth seeds Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah defeated Aussie duo Nick Kyrgios and Matt Reid 7-5, 7-5. Watch...
Novak Djokovic missed last year’s Miami Open presented by Itau for the first time since his debut in 2006 due to an elbow injury. On Thursday, he marked his return as he stepped out on the doubles court with countryman Viktor Troicki. The Serbians took the opening set after rallying from 1-4 down to start the match, but ultimately fell to Nikola Mektic and Alexander Peya 4-6, 7-5, 10-3 after 83 minutes. While Djokovic may have dropped his doubles opener, in singles he has been close to invincible at this ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament, winning 16 straight matches and 30 of the past 31. He opens his campaign for a record seventh Miami title on Friday against Frenchman...
Needless to say, John Isner and Jack Sock should team up more often on the ATP World Tour doubles circuit. The American duo improved to 14-5 together, notching their second team title 7-6(4), 7-6(2) over countrymen Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan at the BNP Paribas Open. They are the first all-American tandem to lift the trophy since the Bryans went back-to-back in 2013-14. With the title, their first since the 2016 Rolex Shanghai Masters, Isner and Sock claim 1,000 ATP Doubles Rankings points and split $439,350 in prize money. They did not drop a set through four matches, becoming just the third to do so in the past 30 years in Indian Wells. Rafael Nadal and Marc Lopez also achieved...
Saturday's BNP Paribas Open doubles final will be an all-American showdown. Two-time former champions and seventh seeds Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan will meet countrymen John Isner and Jack Sock in the season's first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 doubles title match. The Bryans prevailed past Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay and Argentine Horacio Zeballos 7-6(5), 6-4 to reach the final during their 20th consecutive appearance in Indian Wells. Watch Full Match Replays The American twins will be going for their 25th Masters 1000 title as a team and their third Indian Wells title (2013, 2014). The Bryan brothers have won 114 tour-level titles as a team but haven't hoisted a trophy since 2017 Atlanta. Isner and Sock upset third seeds...
