Henri Kontinen and John Peers have surged into a first final at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals courtesy of a 7-6(2), 6-4 victory against Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan on Saturday. It was their ninth straight match win, which includes their first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 crown at the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris. Bob Bryan was forced to fend off three break points during a quick-fire opening set but the server dictated play as neither pairing could seize the initiative. A tie-break was required and Kontinen’s sublime stop volley along with Peers’ backhand return winner established the perfect start. The fifth seeds struck a series of aggressive returns and claimed the first set over the four-time former champions. Kontinen/Peers prevailed...
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Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan have booked a semi-finals spot at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals following a 6-4, 6-4 triumph over Treat Huey and Max Mirnyi on Thursday. The Bryans’ straight-sets win over Huey/Mirnyi means that Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares will also qualify from the Group Edberg/Jarryd if they win seven games (or eight if one set goes to a tie-break) against Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo tonight. Final positions within the group will be determined by the match score tonight. Four-time season-finale champions Bryan/Bryan held a 2-0 record in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series against Huey/Mirnyi and got off to the perfect start at The O2 arena. Mike Bryan deflected a piercing backhand return winner to launch a...