No service breaks, no problem for Marcelo Melo and John Peers. The Brazilian/Australian duo defeated German home favourites Oscar Otte and Jan-Lennard Struff 7-6(5), 7-6(4) on Saturday at the Terra Wortmann Open to advance to the final at the ATP 500 in Halle.
Despite missing out on all five of their break chances, Melo/Peers saved the only break point against them and outplayed their opponents in the clutch moments. They will meet Italians Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori for the title on Sunday.
While it will be their first final as a team, former World No. 1 Melo is a 36-time tour-level doubles champ and Peers, a former No. 2 in the Pepperstone ATP Doubles Rankings, has won 26 doubles crowns. Both men are seeking their first ATP Tour title of 2023.
Roland Garros Champs Dodig/Krajicek Extend Winning Run To Reach Queen's Final
With three wins under their belts at the Cinch Championships, Ivan Dodig and Austin Krajicek have now won nine straight matches dating back to their Roland Garros title run.
The second seeds at The Queen's Club in London, they defeated Edouard Roger-Vasselin and Santiago Gonzalez 7-6(4), 7-6(5) on Saturday to reach the final at the ATP 500. The Croatian/American team will meet Taylor Fritz and Jiri Lehecka in Sunday's title match.
Both Fritz and Lehecka are bidding for their first ATP Tour doubles title, with Lehecka set to compete in his first tour-level doubles final.
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