Henri Kontinen and John Peers continued their dominant run in ATP World Tour doubles finals, improving to 8-1 as a team with victory at the China Open on Sunday. The top seeds edged American duo John Isner and Jack Sock 6-3, 3-6, 10/7, prevailing after one hour and 10 minutes in Beijing. Kontinen and Peers added a second ATP World Tour 500 level crown to their trophy haul, having triumphed at the Citi Open in Washington in August. Also the champions at the Australian Open to open the year, they split $196,420 in prize money. The No. 2 team in the Emirates ATP Doubles Race To London, the Finnish-Aussie duo pull to within 760 points of Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo...
Henri Kontinen and John Peers booked their spot in the semi-finals of the China Open in Beijing with a 7-5, 7-6(6) victory over Rohan Bopanna and Pablo Cuevas on Thursday. The Finnish-Australian duo are already assured of their place at the year-end Nitto ATP Finals in London, where they are defending champions. This week, they are chasing their third tour-level title of the year, to add to victories at the Australian Open – their first Grand Slam title – and Washington. Peers and Kontinen are also into their eighth ATP World Tour semi-final of the season. They will next face Mischa Zverev and Paolo Lorenzi, who squeaked by wild cards Juan Martin del Potro and Leonardo Mayer, 6-4, 7-6(5). The...
Henri Kontinen and John Peers will return to defend their title this November at The O2 after becoming the second team to qualify for the 2017 Nitto ATP Finals. They clinched their place in the elite eight-team field by reaching the US Open quarter-finals Monday with victory over Juan Sebastian Cabal and Leonardo Mayer. “It’s awesome to be back. I had a great experience last year. Played there for the first time and got the win right away,” said Kontinen. “It was a great event for us and obviously had a great start to the year and knew we had a good shot making it there again, and it’s one of the goals for the year. Happy to do it...
The Emirates ATP Doubles Race To London kicked into high gear on Sunday in Washington, as the top two teams in 2017 clashed for the Citi Open crown. After a one-hour and 33-minute battle, it was top seeds Henri Kontinen and John Peers taking the title 7-6(5), 6-4 over No. 2 pairing Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo. The Finnish-Aussie duo came up clutch in the big moments, firing 11 aces and saving both break points faced. "Every tournament we play, we feel more comfortable out there playing with each other," said Kontinen. "We're one of the contenders in every tournament. There are a lot of good teams out there. Kubot and Melo are exceptional too. We just have to play...