With the end of round-robin play at the Nitto ATP Finals approaching, only one spot in the semi-finals at the season finale remained. For Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares, the scenario was simple on Friday evening — win or go home. And despite a spirited comeback by the top seeds, the Scottish-Brazilian pairing booked their spot in the final four with an impressive 6-2, 6-4 victory over Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo. Not only did they clinch a semi-final berth, but Murray and Soares won Group Woodbridge/Woodforde, relegating Kubot and Melo, who will finish at No. 1 in the year-end Emirates ATP Doubles Team Rankings, to second in the group. Kubot and Melo had led the FedEx ATP Head2Head series...
David Goffin is having one of the best runs of his career this week at the Nitto ATP Finals. Four days after beating World No. 1 Rafael Nadal, the seventh seed upset No. 4 Dominic Thiem on Friday 6-4, 6-1 in only 72 minutes. Now the Belgian first-year qualifier will play six-time champion Roger Federer on Saturday for a place in the title match of the Nitto ATP Finals. “I have nothing to lose,” Goffin said. “He's playing so well.” The 26-year-old became the fourth and final player to reach the semi-finals of the season finale. Goffin finished second in Group Pete Sampras, behind group winner Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria. Federer won Group Boris Becker, and American Jack Sock reached...
Watch highlights as David Goffin defeats Dominic Thiem to eliminate the Austrian from semi-final contention and earn his spot in the final four, where he will play Roger Federer on Saturday. Alternates Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic also defeated Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan. Watch live tennis at TennisTV.com.
Alternates Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic made the most of their first team appearance at the Nitto ATP Finals on Friday when they defeated four-time former champions Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan in Group Woodbridge/Woodforde. The Bryans, who finished with a 1-2 record, failed to qualify for the semi-finals after Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares beat Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo 6-2, 6-4 during Friday's evening session. Marach and Pavic, who replaced seventh seeds Ivan Dodig and Marcel Granollers for the final day of round-robin play, defeated the four-time former champions and fifth seeds 6-4, 6-4 in 69 minutes. Marach and Pavic came close to taking a 3-0 lead in the first set, but at 30/40 on Mike Bryan’s serve,...
