Henri Kontinen and John Peers retain ATP Finals doubles crown
The Finnish-Australian pair are the first team to keep the title since the Bryan brothers in 2004
Monday 20 November 2017 03:02, UK
Henri Kontinen and John Peers brushed aside top seeds Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo 6-4 6-2 to retain the ATP Finals doubles crown.
The Finnish-Australian pairing came into the match with a 3-1 head-to-head record against their opponents, after winning the past two meetings in Washington and Shanghai, although they lost in this year's Wimbledon semi-final.
A single break of serve in the fifth game of the first set was enough for Kontinen and Peers to take the opener 6-4 against their Polish-Brazilian opponents.
In the second set, Kontinen and Peers broke in the first game to establish an iron grip on the match at London's O2 Arena, and they repeated the feat in the fifth game to ensure there was no way back for Kubot and Melo.
The No 2 seeds impressed on serve, winning 89 per cent of points on first serve throughout the match.
Kontinen and Peers won a total of 63 points against 42 for their opponents in a one-sided contest.
The season-ending extravaganza ATP Finals at London's O2 ends another memorable year which we have covered on www.skysports.com/tennis with live blogs, reports and expert analysis. See you in 2018 when we return for the Australian Open.
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