Henri Kontinen and John Peers continued their late-season surge on Sunday, winning their first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 team title at the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris. The unseeded Kontinen/Peers knocked off top-seeded Frenchmen Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut 6-4, 3-6, 10-6 in front of a partisan French crowd. The Finnish/Australian duo struck 11 aces and outplayed Herbert/Mahut in the Match Tie-break, leading 9-4 before Peers clinched the title with a forehand volley. “It was amazing to actually get the first Masters [1000] title for both of us. I know we've put in a lot of hard work together and it's something to cap off a really good year, just before we head into London,” Peers said. Kontinen/Peers had...
Watch highlights of Andy Murray beating John Isner to capture his first BNP Paribas Masters title in Paris. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Photo: Peter Staples / ATP World Tour
Watch Paris singles final live on TennisTV.com (2pm GMT, 9am ET) FINAL PREVIEW: The BNP Paribas Masters championship on Sunday features the hottest player on the ATP World Tour and the new No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, Andy Murray, against unseeded John Isner, who is trying to capture the biggest ATP World Tour title of his career. Murray has won the seven previous meetings (18-3 in sets), including just over a week ago in the quarter-finals of Vienna where the British superstar won 61 63 en route to the title. They also met on May 29 at Roland Garros with Murray winning the 4R encounter 76 64 63. Murray is the 26th player in the history of the...
Watch highlights as Henri Kontinen and John Peers move into the Paris final over Marcelo Melo and Vasek Pospisil. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Photo: Peter Staples/ATP World Tour