Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau took just 49 minutes to reach the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament semi-finals, on Wednesday, with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Robin Haase and Matwe Middelkoop. The fourth seeds, bidding for a second title in Rotterdam after success in 2015, secured 80 per cent of points behind their first serves and won 20 of the 41 points contested in their Dutch opponents’ service games to dominate the match. Rojer and Tecau won seven successive games from 1-1 in the first set to take a firm hold of the match and looked comfortable throughout as they notched their 13th win in 16 matches as a team in Rotterdam. Third seeds Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut reached...
Doubles alternates Rajeev Ram and Raven Klaasen look ahead to the Tuesday afternoon Group Eltingh/Haarhuis clash between Henri Kontinen/John Peers and Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau at the Nitto ATP Finals.
Watch doubles highlights of Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau versus Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan on Friday at the Rolex Paris Masters. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau will attempt to reclaim the Nitto ATP Finals crown when they make their return to The O2 this November. The Dutch/Romanian duo joins Lukasz Kubot/Marcelo Melo and defending champions Henri Kontinen/John Peers in the elite eight-team field, clinching their berth by reaching the Shanghai Rolex Masters quarter-finals. Rojer and Tecau will make their team’s third appearance at the season finale, to be held from 12-19 November, previously qualifying in 2014-15. On their last visit, they not only claimed the title without the loss of a set (d. Bopanna/Mergea in the final), but also clinched the year-end No. 1 Emirates ATP Doubles Team Ranking following their semi-final victory over the Bryan brothers. [ALSO LIKE] This will...