Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares win maiden Masters 1000 title in Cincinnati
Monday 20 August 2018 15:03, UK
Britain's Jamie Murray and Brazilian partner Bruno Soares won their maiden Masters 1000 title as a pair with victory in the Cincinnati Masters final on Sunday.
They defeated Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah 4-6 6-3 10-6 to secure a third ATP World Tour title of the season, adding to wins in Acapulco and Washington DC.
Murray and Soares, who have qualified for the season-ending ATP Finals for the past three years, will now go in search of a third Grand Slam title together at Flushing Meadows later this month.
"For me to win my first Masters [1000] is obviously really exciting," Murray said.
"Awesome week for us. To win the matches that we did against all top teams that are probably going to play in London… we played really good in the important moments, kept it together well."
Victory in the Cincinnati showpiece saw them make amends for losing in last year's Western & Southern Open final but after the first two sets had been shared they won eight of the final 10 points to secure victory.
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