Watch highlights of Henri Kontinen and John Peers winning their first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title at the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Photo: Peter Staples / ATP World Tour
One day after securing the World No. 1 position in the Emirates ATP Rankings, Andy Murray added another first to his growing resume, defeating John Isner for his maiden title at the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris. Murray prevailed 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-4 in a thrilling two-hour and 18-minute final. Murray claimed his eighth tour-level crown of the year and 43rd in total. He notched a 14th ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title and joins Tim Henman (2003) and Greg Rusedski (1998) as British winners in Paris. "I'm happy that I managed to get there," said Murray. "I was pleased. I felt really nervous before the match and I didn't feel flat or anything like that, which that was the most...
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