Poland’s Lukasz Kubot and Brazil’s Marcelo Melo have clinched the year-end No. 1 Emirates ATP Doubles Team Ranking for the first time by beating Ivan Dodig and Marcel Granollers in their first match at the Nitto ATP Finals, the season finale held at The O2 in London today. "I am speechless right now," said Kubot. "I didn't expect that moment. Especially now after this match, but it happened. I am extremely thankful to our coaches and physios, everyone who brought the best out of us." Melo said, "This year has been amazing for Lukas and I, the first full year we're playing together. Finishing as the No. 1 team in the world means a lot to me. I got to...
What you want to do is quite often in direct conflict with what you need to do. Dominic Thiem wanted to step back as far as possible returning second serves against Grigor Dimitrov to buy time to take big cuts at the ball. After all, it’s what helped get him to London in the first place. But there was only one problem: It didn’t work nearly as well on the quicker, lower-bouncing indoor conditions of The O2. Dimitrov defeated Thiem 6-3, 5-7, 7-5 in their Group Pete Sampras match at the Nitto ATP Finals on Monday, with the battleground of second serves as important as anything that transpired in the match. Overall, Thiem won 23 per cent (12/52) of points...
In his debut at the Nitto ATP Finals, Grigor Dimitrov played as if he had been here before. The Bulgarian came up with clutch shot after clutch shot against Dominic Thiem, racing around The O2 to beat the fourth-seeded Austrian in a topsy-turvy match, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, on Monday. The sixth seed broke Thiem three times, including late in the third set as the Austrian struggled to hold his nerves. Thiem was serving at 5-5, 0/30 when he double faulted twice to hand Dimitrov the break. The Bulgarian fell behind 0/15 at 6-5 but converted on his third match point to clinch a successful debut. Watch Full Match Replays “It, for me, was just one of those new experiences that...
Bob and Mike Bryan discuss their opening victory over Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares in Nitto ATP Finals round-robin play at The O2 in London. Watch the Nitto ATP Finals live on TennisTV.com.
