Henri Kontinen and John Peers will make their team debut at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals next month. The Finn/Aussie pairing became the seventh doubles team to qualify for the year-end championships on Monday with a 6-2, 6-2 rout against Treat Huey and Max Mirnyi at the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris. “We knew what we had to do and it was good to be able to do it,” Peers said. Buy Tickets Kontinen/Peers converted all four break points and erased the only two break points they faced in the 46-minute victory. They'll face seventh seeds Raven Klaasen and Rajeev Ram in the second round. “We're going to finish here, try to concentrate here on every match,” Kontinen said,...
Henri Kontinen and John Peers will play for their first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 team title after advancing to the Shanghai Rolex Masters final in straight sets on Saturday. The Finnish/Australian duo claimed 81 per cent of their first-serve points and saved four of five break points to dismiss Croatians Marin Cilic and Mate Pavic 6-3, 6-4 in 69 minutes. Kontinen/Peers will play for their fourth title of the season on Sunday in Shanghai. “It was really good for us to put in the performance we did today. It is showing that we can beat the best teams out there when we play well,” Peers said. “Hopefully we can put in another performance like that tomorrow.” The team has gone...
Watch highlights as Henri Kontinen and John Peers win a clutch quarter-final against Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares in Shanghai on Friday. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Photo: Getty Images
Henri Kontinen and John Peers boosted their Barclays ATP World Tour Finals qualification bid as they reached the Shanghai Rolex Masters semi-finals. The Finnish/Australian duo inched their way up to No. 7 in the Emirates ATP Doubles Race To London with 3,070 points, after beating Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares 6-3, 7-6(4) on Friday. They now lead No. 8-placed Treat Huey and Max Mirnyi (3,065) by just five points. The top eight teams at the end of the regular season will qualify for the prestigious season finale, to be held at The O2 in London from 13-20 November. "It was great to get the win today," said Peers. "We have been building together as a team and it's been great...
