Roland Garros champions Ryan Harrison and Michael Venus will cap off their season at the 2017 Nitto ATP Finals, becoming the fifth team to qualify for the season-ending tournament, to be held from 12-19 November at The O2 in London. Harrison and Venus are currently No. 7 in the Emirates ATP Doubles Race To London, but claimed the spot reserved for the highest-ranked Grand Slam champion that may finish outside the top seven, but no lower than 20th. The winners of the season’s other three majors – Henri Kontinen/John Peers, Lukasz Kubot/Marcelo Melo and Jean-Julien Rojer/Horia Tecau – have already qualified for the Nitto ATP Finals, along with Jamie Murray/Bruno Soares. Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan qualified later on Friday as well....
Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan will go for their fifth Nitto ATP Finals title at The O2 in London next month. Buy Tickets Now The American twins qualified for the prestigious season-ending tournament for the 15th consecutive year - and 16th time overall - on Friday. The 39 year olds became the sixth doubles team to qualify, joining Lukasz Kubot/Marcelo Melo, defending champions Henri Kontinen/John Peers, 2015 winners Jean-Julien Rojer/Horia Tecau, Jamie Murray/Bruno Soares and Roland Garros champions Ryan Harrison/Michael Venus in the 2017 field. The top eight doubles teams in the Emirates ATP Doubles Race To London will qualify. [ALSO LIKE] The Bryans will be making their 14th appearance at the tournament, to be held 12-19 November at The O2....
Dominic Thiem has qualified for the Nitto ATP Finals, to be held 12-19 November at The O2 in London, for a second successive year as a result of Friday’s quarter-finals at the Shanghai Rolex Masters. Thiem, who is currently No. 4 in the Emirates ATP Race To London, joins Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Alexander Zverev in the 2017 field, leaving four places up for grabs with four weeks to go until the prestigious season-ending tournament. "I am very proud to have qualified again this year,” said Thiem. “It is not easy to qualify once but even more so to repeat the following year. I look forward to competing with the best players in the world at The O2." Buy...
Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares will return to The O2 for a second straight year, qualifying for the 2017 Nitto ATP Finals following their quarter-final win Friday at the Shanghai Rolex Masters. The British/Brazilian duo joins Lukasz Kubot/Marcelo Melo, defending champions Henri Kontinen/John Peers and 2015 winners Jean-Julien Rojer/Horia Tecau in the 2017 field. Murray and Soares enjoyed a memorable team debut at last year’s season-ending tournament, when they won all three of their round robin matches to become just the third first-year pairing to clinch the year-end No. 1 Emirates ATP Doubles Team Ranking. They received their trophy on centre court following their semi-final match (l. to Klaasen/Ram). [ALSO LIKE] The duo has lifted three titles from six finals...
Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau will attempt to reclaim the Nitto ATP Finals crown when they make their return to The O2 this November. The Dutch/Romanian duo joins Lukasz Kubot/Marcelo Melo and defending champions Henri Kontinen/John Peers in the elite eight-team field, clinching their berth by reaching the Shanghai Rolex Masters quarter-finals. Rojer and Tecau will make their team’s third appearance at the season finale, to be held from 12-19 November, previously qualifying in 2014-15. On their last visit, they not only claimed the title without the loss of a set (d. Bopanna/Mergea in the final), but also clinched the year-end No. 1 Emirates ATP Doubles Team Ranking following their semi-final victory over the Bryan brothers. [ALSO LIKE] This will...