Watch highlights from Friday at the Coupe Rogers as Rajeev Ram and Raven Klaasen defeat Fabrice Martin and Edouard Roger-Vasselin to reach the doubles SF in Montreal. Watch live matches at tennistv.com. Photo: Peter Staples
Playing together for the first time this week, Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi and Rajeev Ram notched the doubles title at the Dell Technologies Hall of Fame Open. Qureshi and Ram defeated Aussie duo Matt Reid and John-Patrick Smith 6-4, 4-6, 10-7 on Saturday. The win came one day after rallying past third seeds Sam Groth and Leander Paes 11-9 in a Match Tie-break, saving eight match points. It was the second doubles title in Newport for both players, with Qureshi prevailing in 2015 with Jonathan Marray and Ram in 2009 with Jordan Kerr. In total, Qureshi captured his 15th ATP World Tour doubles crown and fourth of the year (with four different partners). For Ram, it was title No. 13 and his...
ATP World Tour Uncovered presented by Peugeot goes behind the scenes with one of the top doubles teams on tour, Raven Klaasen and Rajeev Ram. Getty Images photo.
Rajeev Ram gave himself the best possible 33rd birthday present on Saturday at the BNP Paribas Open, teaming with Raven Klaasen to defeat eighth seeds Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo 6-7(1), 6-4, 10-8 to take the doubles title in Indian Wells. The victory gives Klaasen and Ram their first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title as a team. It's the first Masters 1000 title for Ram and second for Klaasen, who previously won Shanghai in 2015 with Melo. This is Klaasen/Ram's fifth title as a team and second of 2017, having also prevailed last month in Delray Beach. Four of their five matches this fortnight went to a Match Tie-break. Klaasen/Ram also have the unique distinction of recording back-to-back wins...
Watch highlights as Raven Klaasen and Rajeev Ram prevail in the BNP Paribas Open doubles final over Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo. Watch live matches at tennistv.com. Photo: Jared Wickerham/BNP Paribas Open