Marcelo Melo and Lukasz Kubot are bidding to become the first team to win back-to-back Rolex Shanghai Masters titles.

Marcelo Melo and Lukasz Kubot convert three of six break points to reach the China Open semi-finals on Thursday.

Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo move into the third round of the US Open.

Lukasz Kubot/Marcelo Melo win their first ATP Tour doubles team title of the season on Friday at the Winston-Salem Open

Lukasz Kubot/Marcelo Melo win the Winston-Salem Open doubles title on Friday.

Marcelo Melo & Lukasz Kubot open their 2019 Roland Garros campaign with victory over Roberto Carballes Baena and Jaume Munar

Marcelo Melo and Lukasz Kubot are into their second Monte-Carlo quarter-final as a team.

Lukasz Kubot, foreground, and Marcelo Melo advance on Wednesday at the Miami Open presented by Itau.

Marcelo Melo and Lukasz Kubot will try to win their first BNP Paribas Open title on Saturday against Nikola Mektic and Horacio Zeballos.

Mine! Marcelo Melo and Nick Kyrgios go for the same ball on Sunday night in Indian Wells.

Alexander Zverev celebrates winning the Nitto ATP Finals crown with his team, including Ivan Lendl, and his parents, Alexander Sr. and Irina.

Marcelo Melo and Lukasz Kubot celebrate capturing the Rolex Shanghai Masters doubles title on Sunday after victory over Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares.

Marcelo Melo and Lukasz Kubot beat Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic in straight sets at the Rolex Shanghai Masters on Saturday.

Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo celebrate reaching the Shanghai semi-finals on Friday.

Marcelo Melo and Lukasz Kubot defeat Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic in straight sets at the China Open on Sunday.

Second seeds Lukas Kubot and Marcelo Melo save three match points on Thursday against Rohan Bopanna and Edouard Roger-Vasselin in Beijing.

Marcelo Melo and Alexander Zverev visit Ditan Park for a Tai Chi lesson ahead of the China Open.

Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo will look to finish the 2018 season at the Nitto ATP Finals in London for the second consecutive year.

Lukasz Kubot (front) and Marcelo Melo see off Roland-Garros champions Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut to reach the US Open quarter-finals.

Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo break three times to defeat Raven Klaasen and Michael Venus in Cincinnati on Thursday.

Alexander Zverev, far right, who, with brother Mischa Zverev, lost in the Halle doubles final on Sunday, has some fun with champions Marcelo Melo, second from the right, and Lukasz Kubot.

Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo defeat home favourites Alexander Zverev and Mischa Zverev in straight sets to win their second Gerry Weber Open title on Sunday.

Top seeds Lukasz Kubot, front, and Marcelo Melo advanced to the second round at Roland Garros by defeating Marton Fucsovics and Marco Cecchinato in straight sets on Wednesday.

Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo take part in a cooking challenge during the Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco.

Marcelo Melo, Marin Cilic, Fabio Fognini and Lucaz Kubot march during a parade procession in Rio de Janeiro.