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Kubot/Melo Produce Masterclass, Qualify For Semi-finals

Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo qualified for the semi-finals of the Nitto ATP Finals on Wednesday by improving to a 2-0 record in Group Woodbridge/Woodforde. Kubot and Melo, the year-end No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Doubles Team Rankings, defeated four-time former season finale champions Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan 6-4, 6-3 in one hour at The O2 in London. Kubot and Melo, who beat seventh seeds Ivan Dodig and Marcel Granollers on Monday to officially become the best team of 2017, are now 48-16 on the season that includes seven trophies — including three at ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments. Top seeds Kubot and Melo were aggressive from the start, with Mike Bryan feeling the pressure in the...

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Kubot/Melo Win London Team Debut, Clinch Year-End No. 1

If nothing else, Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo’s team debut at the Nitto ATP Finals was certainly memorable. Not only did the top-seeded Polish-Brazilian duo earn a solid victory against seventh-seeded Ivan Dodig and Marcel Granollers, 7-6(2), 6-4, but they clinched the year-end No. 1 Emirates ATP Doubles Team Ranking with it. < "This year has been amazing for me and Lukas, the first year we're playing together. Finishing as the No. 1 team in the world for me, it means a lot," Melo said. "We achieved this as a team. I'm very proud...this is one of the most important points of my life." After Henri Kontinen and John Peers, the defending champions, lost their first round-robin match against Ryan...

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