1 ranking to Melo. font-size:15px; LONDON (Reuters) - Finlands Henri Kontinen and Australian partner John Peers won the doubles title at the ATP Finals for the second year running when they beat world number one duo Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo 6-4 6-2 on Sunday. However, the pair's destiny was to get defeated in the next round by the top seeds Herbert/Mahut. The 29-year-old German enjoyed his best doubles year in 2019, having made three finals this past season. No part of this site may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any way or by any means (including photocopying, recording or storing it in any medium by electronic means), without the written permission of ATP Tour, Inc.. Kontinen, 29, and 32-year-old Skugor are set to debut as a team in Doha. As good as he is on the court, he is off the court. So I've found that the best way is to learn as a team.. 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They easily won their first- and second-round matches against Gonzlez / Marrero and Baghdatis / Mller. .tourney-details.action-buttons a[href*="watch-live"] { While representing the Blue Raiders John earned all-conference honours from the Sun Belt in 2009 and 2010 in singles and doubles. 1s in ATP history. Shortly after helping Finland to a 3-2 victory over Poland in a Davis Cup zonal tie in September 2011, Kontinen underwent surgery on a left knee injury that had gotten progressively worse. 1 and the first Finnish player to do so as well, Peers told ATPWorldTour.com. In February, Peers teamed up with established doubles specialist Jamie Murray, a partnership that immediately looked to be a successful one, as the pair reached the semifinals of their first tournament together at the Open Sud de France. All rights reserved. This however allowed them to compete at the Aegon Trophy, a Challenger event which they ultimately won. Their luck did not change by the time of US Open. Peers began the 2013 season playing with fellow Australian John-Patrick Smith, receiving a wildcard into the Australian Open. They made the quarterfinals before withdrawing from the tournament. At Wimbledon in 2017, Kontinen and Peers lost in the semi-final to ukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo, the eventual champions; Kontinen also lost his no. The Briton will play on Saturday for a place in the final of the mixed doubles, after she and Henri Kontinen of Finland continued their surprise run with a fine 6-3, 6-2 win over the American Scott Lipsky and Alla Kudryavtseva of Russia. A couple of weeks ago, Kontinen and his long-time partner John Peers announced the end. On the other side, Struff's main focus is on the singles but he has proved capable of playing well in the doubles as well. SUOMIpiti kiirett tenniksen Davis Cupissa Intiaa vastaan Espoon Metro-areenassa. Henri KontinenjaHarri, Top seeds dropped one set en route to the trophy Henri KontinenandEdouard Roger-Vasselinlifted their second tour-level title as a team on Sunday, following a 6-2, 7-5 victory againstJonathan ErlichandAndrei Vasilevskiin, Finlands Henri Kontinen and John Peers of Australia have agreed to part ways and find new partners for the 2020 season. Kontinen won the 2008 French Open boys' doubles title with Christopher Rungkat. Current ATP world No. . Peers also received the Sun Belt Conference MVP in 2009. In the quarterfinals the two had a new chance to beat Bopanna/Mergea, this time together, but they lost the match tie-break. Today, it has helped him become the youngest player to reach No. Im really enjoying my time on court. Roger Federer is back on the court: in New York he plays with some students! Nenad Zimonjic: Id like to congratulate Henri, a relaxed and easy-going guy. Everybody knew that he was super-talented and he's now put it together mentally as well. Their bronze was Australia's first ever medal in an Olympic mixed doubles competition.[6]. After being forced to end his singles career at a young age due to injuries, having reached a career-high ranking of No. 1 Leander Paes on their way to the final, where they defeated Tomasz Bednarek and Johan Brunstrm in three sets. They then lost their opening match of the Eastbourne International. "I had a great few years with Henri, Peers told Emageo Group. He continues to break records for Finnish tennis and the sky is the limit for him. That proved, Finnish-Aussie duo claim 12th team trophy After triumphing in the opening week of the season at Brisbane, two-time reigningNitto ATP FinalschampionsHenri KontinenandJohn Peerslost nine of their next 12 matches at, Kontinen/Peers claim their 11th ATP World Tour title as a team Henri KontinenandJohn Peerscertainly finished 2017 on a high note, retaining their trophy at theNitto ATP Finals. 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Polands Kubot and Brazils Melo, who beat Kontinen and Peers in the Wimbledon semi-finals before winning the title, never looked like forcing their way back into the match. It was reported that Kontinen's new partner for the 2020 season would be German Jan-Lennard Struff. They easily won their first- and second-round matches against Gonzlez/Marrero and Baghdatis/Mller. 2015 was a breakthrough year for him as he won five titles[2][3] including title at the Barcelona Open BancSabadell, his first ATP World Tour 500 series title. Everybody stares at me at the net when the referee tells us, please dont [damage] the court, she said, laughing. Finnish doubles specialist Henri Kontinen will start the new season with Franko Skugor of Croatia. At the Shanghai Masters the pair performed better, beating the 8th seeded Lindstedt/Pospisil in the second round and the top-seeded Myrray/Soares in the quarterfinals. At the US Open, the pair had their most successful run at a Grand Slam tournament, making it all the way to the quarterfinals, defeating ninth seeds David Marrero and Fernando Verdasco on the way. In four short years, the 26 year old has risen from competing in ITF Futures tournaments on the comeback trail from injury, uncertain of his future, to today leading the team sport. The duo then arrived at the Australian Open as the fourth seeds. Kontinen and Roger-Vasselin, who partnered Ivan Dodig to the 2019 Montpellier doubles title, now challenge Roman Jebavy and Jiri Vesely. In Halle Kontinen/Peers lost at the semifinals to Kubot/Peya. Robert Lindstedt, who trained with Kontinen when he partnered Nieminen, told ATPWorldTour.com, "We all used the same physio, Jarmo Ahonen, and I used to go to Helsinki a lot. It is the first British presence in the Mixed Doubles final since Jamie Murray partnered Jelena Jankovic to the title in 2007. Robert Lindstedt: He is one of the really nice guys on Tour and I am really happy for him. } [9] Kontinen and Peers had a successful end for the year as they won their first Masters title at Paris Masters[10] and the season ending ATP World Tour Finals title. They followed this up by reaching the third round of the French Open, which was both their best result at the tournament, where they were defeated by top seeds Bob and Mike Bryan.[5]. In Cincinnati Peers tried to conquer the tournament with Kontinen, but they lost in the first round to Pouille/Tsonga. It really is an amazing accomplishment for Henri to become World No. .atp-nav-list>.atp-nav-item>a { In doubles, you win and lose as a team so you set shared goals, Kontinen told ATPWorldTour.com. Mirra Andreeva, the new women's tennis prodigy, Naomi Osaka credits Giannis Antetokounmpo for giving her 'life-changing' perspective, Dayana Yastremaska changed her hairstyle! [1] When it became official, the 26-year-old Kontinen was fast asleep in Tampere, a city in southern Finland, in preparation to joining his friend at an ice hockey match on Friday. Former doubles world No. The pair has put together a 25-6 record since mid-October 2016 picking up the Paris Masters, ATP Finals and Australian Open titles. Henri Kontinen nelinpelititteliin Pariisissa", "Mestaruus Lontoossa - Kontisen ja Peersin uskomaton loppukausi kesti loppuun asti! Australian doubles specialist John Peers admits that winning it all at the Rogers Cup in Toronto means a lot to him and partner Henri Kontinen. One week later at the BNP Paribas Masters event in Paris the duo made it all the way to the final without dropping a set where they again met Herbert and Mahut. Henri Kontinen, AKA H. Kontinen, is the 21 double tiles winner on the ATP Tour in his life. fined $12,000 for damaging the court with her racket, Andy Murray chose Laura Robson over her as his mixed partner, the pair going on to win the silver medal. Eventually, Australia lost the tie, which meant that it would have to face the play-offs. 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Subsequently, Kontinen's singles development was hampered by knee injuries, and in 2013 he decided to concentrate on doubles. Peers began the year with regular doubles partner Jamie Murray at the Brisbane International. J.B. Autissier - Panoramic . Kontinen, who won an Australian Open title and back-to-back Nitto ATP Finals titles with Peers, will be hoping to be able to contend for the biggest titles with rising doubles star Struff. 1 in the Emirates ATP Doubles Rankings, ending the 38-week stint of Frances Nicolas Mahut at the summit of the professional game. At Wimbledon they were seeded 14th and made the third round before losing in five sets to Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares.