Two-time team titlists Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo added their first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 crown to their trophy haul on Saturday afternoon. The Polish/Brazilian combination dismissed Americans Nicholas Monroe and Jack Sock 7-5, 6-3 to win the Miami Open presented by Itau doubles title. Kubot/Melo had won back-to-back Erste Bank Open 500 championships in Vienna in 2015 and 2016, but the two had never won a Masters 1000 crown. They came close last month, falling to Raven Klaasen/Rajeev Ram in the BNP Paribas Open final in Indian Wells. But on Saturday, Kubot/Melo were clutch and came through on one of the game's biggest stages. The titlists saved eight of nine break points and broke the Americans three times...
Watch highlights of Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo winning the 2017 Miami Open presented by Itau doubles title. Watch live matches at tennistv.com. Getty Images photo.
Watch highlights of the first semi-final in the men's doubles at the Miami Open presented by Itau. Sixth seeds Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo vied for a place in the final against Brian Baker and Daniel Nestor. Watch live matches at tennistv.com. Photo: Getty Images
Watch highlights of the first semi-final in the men's doubles at the Miami Open presented by Itau. Sixth seeds Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo vied for a place in the final against Brian Baker and Daniel Nestor. Watch live matches at tennistv.com. Photo: Getty Images
Eighth seeds Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo are through to their first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 final as a team after edging fourth seeds Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares 3-6, 7-5, 10-5 in the BNP Paribas Open semi-finals on Friday. The Polish/Brazilian duo rallied from a 2-4 deficit in the second set, winning five of the next six games to force a Match Tie-break, which they controlled from the start to seal victory in one hour and 33 minutes. Kubot and Melo joined forces full-time at the start of 2017. They have won two titles together before, capturing back-to-back Vienna crowns in 2015 and 2016. In Saturday’s final, they will face sixth seeds Raven Klaasen and Rajeev Ram, who...
