Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo continued their outstanding season by taking the doubles title at the Ricoh Open on Saturday, living up to their top seed status in ‘s-Hertogenbosch by defeating second seeds Raven Klaasen and Rajeev Ram 6-3, 6-4. “We’ve had a really good year. It’s another title for us, so we’re very happy with the way we’re playing,” said Kubot. “It’s a little bit more pressure as the top seeds, but as you could see at Roland Garros, the top two seeds lost in the first round. Everybody is playing good now.” [ALSO LIKE] This is the third title of 2017 for Kubot/Melo. They have excelled in ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events this year, winning in Madrid...
Watch highlights of Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo winning the 2017 Mutua Madrid Open title on Sunday in the Spanish capital. Watch live matches at tennistv.com. Mutua Madrid Open photo.
Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo dominated the doubles field at the Mutua Madrid Open, clinching their second ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title of the year without dropping a set. Kubot and Melo downed Frenchmen Nicolas Mahut and Edouard Roger-Vasselin 7-5, 6-3 in one hour and 20 minutes on Sunday. The Polish-Brazilian pair turned in an impressive serving performance, claiming 88 per cent of first serve points and saving three of four break points faced. Also the champions in Miami and runners-up in Indian Wells, Kubot and Melo are off to a flying start in their first full season together. They improve to 17-7 in 2017 and open a 240-point lead over Henri Kontinen and John Peers atop the Emirates...
Watch highlights of how Lukas Kubot and Marcelo Melo reached the Mutua Madrid Open doubles semi-finals on Friday with victory over Ivan Dodig and Marcel Granollers. Watch live matches at tennistv.com.
Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo remain on course to reach their third ATP World Tour Masters 1000 final of the season after they defeated seventh seeds Ivan Dodig and Marcel Granollers 6-1, 6-4 in 68 minutes on Friday at the Mutua Madrid Open. Kubot and Melo lost just three of their first service points and recovered from a 2-4 deficit in the second set. The Polish-Brazilian team advanced to the finals of the BNP Paribas Open (l. to Klaasen-Ram) and the Miami Open presented by Itau (d. Monroe-Sock) earlier this year. The fourth seeds set up a semi-final against Nick Kyrgios and Jack Sock, who continued their popular run through the draw with a 6-7(5), 7-6(5), 10-7 victory over second...
