It was a family affair on Stadium 2 at the BNP Paribas Open, as Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan defeated Alexander Zverev and Mischa Zverev in a battle of brothers on Saturday. The seventh-seeded Bryans advanced 6-3, 4-6, 10/1, setting a second-round clash against Spaniards Pablo Carreno Busta and David Marrero. Bob and Mike are two-time champions in Indian Wells, having prevailed in both 2013 and 2014. They are seeking an unprecedented 37th title at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 level. Watch Full Match Replays Joining the twins in Saturday's winners' circle are two other former champions in the California desert. Raven Klaasen and Rajeev Ram captured the doubles title last year and both were victorious to kick off...
A brotherly bash will kick off the 2018 BNP Paribas Open doubles draw, which is always one of the most competitive doubles fields during the ATP World Tour season. Seventh seeds and two-time champions (2013, 2014) Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan will be playing in their 20th consecutive BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. But the legendary team hardly received a sweetheart draw: The Bryans open against another pair of brothers in Germany's Alexander Zverev and Mischa Zverev. View Doubles Draw | View Singles Draw Another must-see first-rounder at the season's first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament will take place when Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez (no relation) of Spain face Juan Martin del Potro and Grigor Dimitrov. Lopez/Lopez reached...
Federico Delbonis won his maiden ATP World Tour singles title in Sao Paulo four years ago, so it was only fitting that he would find his doubles breakthrough at the Brasil Open, too. Delbonis partnered Maximo Gonzalez to cruise past recent New York Open finalists Wesley Koolhof and Artem Sitak 6-4, 6-2 on Sunday in 73 minutes to triumph at the Brasil Open, earning their first tour-level title as a team. It is Delbonis' first doubles crown and the fourth of Gonzalez's career. The pair had only won a single match together (1-2) at the tour-level prior to the week. "It's great. First time in singles, first time in doubles. I think it's a special city for me," Delbonis said...
For the second consecutive year, Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares captured their first tour-level title of the season at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC in Acapulco. But this year, they have a couple of other milestones to celebrate as well. The third-seeded Murray/Soares overcame fourth-seeded Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan for the second time in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series (2-2), securing a late break to win the ATP World Tour 500-level title 7-6(4), 7-5. “The tournament is so difficult. A lot of great teams again coming this year... Just really happy to win, to be successful again,” Murray said. For the 32-year-old Murray, the win marks his 350th doubles match win and his 20th tour-level doubles title. He...
Second seeds Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau are within one victory of retaining the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships title after they defeated third seeds Ivan Dodig and Rajeev Ram 7-5, 6-3 in a rain-interrupted one hour and 46 minutes on Friday. The Dutch-Romanian team has a 16-4 record in finals, including a 5-1 mark in ATP World Tour 500 title matches, and will next face Leander Paes and Jamie Cerretani in Saturday's final. The Indian/American wild card duo defeated Damir Dzumhur and Filip Krajinovic to advance to the final. Paes is just one match win away from 750 victories. Did You Know? If Paes wins the Dubai title this week, he will own 55 tour-level trophies with 15 different partners....
