Top seeds Henri Kontinen and John Peers got their Internazionali BNL d’Italia campaign off to a flying start on Thursday, moving into the quarter-finals with a 7-5, 7-5 win over Joao Sousa and Fernando Verdasco. Kontinen/Peers scored the lone service breaks of each set at 6-5 to prevail in one hour and 27 minutes. They are looking to pick up their first ATP World Tour title since winning their first Grand Slam title this January at the Australian Open. Next up for Kontinen/Peers are fifth seeds Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo, who continued their fine form with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Florin Mergea and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi. Kubot/Melo have already won ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles this year in...
Henri Kontinen and John Peers head into this week’s Miami Open presented by Itaú in uncharted territory. They are the top seeds at an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament for the first time and, for Kontinen, an added incentive looms. The 26 year old stands to become the first World No. 1 from Finland in the Emirates ATP Doubles Rankings should he and Peers push deep and other results fall their way. The Australian Open champions stand to make up big ground having fallen in the opening round last year (l. to Cilic/Draganja). Kontinen will ascend to the individual doubles top spot unless he and Peers and defending champions Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut fail to reach the semi-finals,...
ATP World Tour Uncovered presented by Peugeot goes behind the scenes with John Peers and Henri Kontinen, the hottest doubles team on tour. Getty Images photo.
Watch highlights as John Peers and Henri Kontinen defeat Bob and Mike Bryan to win their maiden Grand Slam title at the Australian Open. Photo: Getty Images. Video courtesy Tennis Australia
John Peers ended his home country's Australian Open title drought, as he and Henri Kontinen ousted six-time champions Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan 7-5, 7-5 on Saturday at Melbourne Park The reigning ATP Finals champions took the inside track in returning to The O2 in London, claiming their first Grand Slam title together and improving to an impressive 6-1 in tour-level finals. They dropped just one set en route to the title, edging the Bryans behind 12 aces and three breaks of serve after one hour and 14 minutes. For Kontinen, it was his maiden major crown in his first final, while Peers lifted his first trophy in his third title match. He previously finished runner-up alongside Jamie Murray at...