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...
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
