Fifth seeds Henri Kontinen/John Peers made their Barclays ATP World Tour debut as a pairing a memorable one, not facing a break point in defeating fourth seeds Feliciano Lopez/Marc Lopez 6-3, 7-6(7) in one hour and 17 minutes. Kontinen/Peers have now won 10 of their past 12 matches. They’ve won four ATP World Tour titles together this season, including their first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title earlier this month at the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris. That victory enabled Kontinen to make his debut inside the Top 10 of the Emirates ATP Rankings. Kontinen was making his debut at The O2, while Peers was making his second consecutive appearance at the season-ending championships. Feliciano Lopez was also making his...
John Peers and Henri Kontinen win the best doubles point of 2016 at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Photo: Peter Staples / ATP World Tour
Watch highlights of Henri Kontinen and John Peers winning their first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title at the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Photo: Peter Staples / ATP World Tour
Henri Kontinen and John Peers continued their late-season surge on Sunday, winning their first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 team title at the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris. The unseeded Kontinen/Peers knocked off top-seeded Frenchmen Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut 6-4, 3-6, 10-6 in front of a partisan French crowd. The Finnish/Australian duo struck 11 aces and outplayed Herbert/Mahut in the Match Tie-break, leading 9-4 before Peers clinched the title with a forehand volley. “It was amazing to actually get the first Masters [1000] title for both of us. I know we've put in a lot of hard work together and it's something to cap off a really good year, just before we head into London,” Peers said. Kontinen/Peers had...
Watch highlights as Henri Kontinen and John Peers move into the Paris final over Marcelo Melo and Vasek Pospisil. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Photo: Peter Staples/ATP World Tour