By Glenys Furness
- Neal Skupski claimed second ATP Masters title
- The Brit was third seed
MONTREAL, CANADA – Neal Skupski & Wesley Koolhof claimed their second Masters title together, and second of the year. The Brit/Dutch pair were the third seeds.
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Neal Skupski & Wesley Koolhof were seeded third at the Canadian Open. Making their debut together at the event and coming off the back of success in Madrid. The Brit/Dutch pair received a bye in the first round. Their second round opponents were Cameron Norrie & Alex De Minaur. The Brit/Aussie pairing stayed with the seeds at the start, however, Skupski & Koolhof secured the break of serve and took the lead. The second set was more of the same, as the Brit/Dutch pair once again secured the vital break of serve to move into the next round in straight sets 6-3, 6-4.
In the quarter-final Skupski & Koolhof were against Lloyd Glasspool & Harri Heliovaara. The Brit/Fin got off to the better start, and broke the seeds to take the lead. The Brit/Dutch pair re-grouped in the second set, and broke serve to level up the match. In the match tiebreak, it was Skupski & Koolhof that edged through into the next round 4-6, 6-3, 10-8.
The semi-final pitched the third seeds against Andreas Mies & Kevin Krawietz. The Germans got the better of Skupski & Koolhof in the first set and took the lead. In the second set the Brit/Dutch pair dominated Mies & Krawietz and levelled up the match. In the match tiebreak the Germans kept things tight, however the seeds edged through to book a spot in the final 3-6, 6-2, 10-8.
In the final the third seeds were against Dan Evans & John Peers. The Brit/Aussie found the seeds too strong in the first set, as Skupski & Koolhof dominated to take the lead. However, Evans & Peers fought back in the second set and managed to break serve to level the match. The ensuing match tiebreak saw the seeds get the break needed and stay ahead to lift their second Masters title together 6-2, 4-6, 10-6.
Doubles Round Up
Jamie Murray with Bruno Soares were defeated by Dan Evans & John Peers in the first round in Montreal 4-6, 6-3, 10-5.
Joe Salisbury with Rajeev Ram were defeated by Gonzalo Escobar & Ariel Behar in the second round in Montreal 6-4, 7-6(3).
Julian Cash & Henry Patten were defeated by Stefan Kozlov & Kaichi Uchida in the first round in Chicago 6-4, 5-7, 10-7.
Blu Baker with Nick Chappell were defeated by Alexander Merino & Jorge Panta in the first round in Lima 3-6, 6-2, 10-6.
Jodie Burrage & Eden Silva were defeated by Han Xinyun & Zhu Lin in the first round in Landisville 6-3, 6-4.
Yuriko Lily Miyzaki with Jessy Romples were defeated by Francesca Di Lorenzo & Marcela Zacarias in the first round in Landisville 6-4, 6-2.
Emily Webley-Smith with Ingrid Gamarra Martins were defeated by Sophie Chang & Anna Danilina in the quarter-final in Landisville 5-7, 6-1, 10-8.
Dan Little with Jacob Brumm were defeated by Ron Ellouck & Yuichiro Inui in the quarter-final in Herzlia 0-0 (RET).
Joshua Paris with Ben Pateal defeated Ron Ellouck & Yuichiro Inui in the final in Herzlia 6-4, 6-2.
Ying Hou with Alexey Dubinin were defeated by Eero Vasa & Iiro Vasa in the first round in Helsinki 6-1, 6-2.
Sizya Ernest Kivanda with Nicholas Jovanovski were defeated by Johannes Seeman & Siim Troost in the first round in Helsinki 6-0, 6-3.
Charles Broom & Ben Jones were defeated by Johannes Seeman & Siim Troost in the semi-final in Helsinki 4-6, 6-3, 10-4.
Derrick Chen with Tang Jinpeng were defeated by Nicolas Rafael Goldberg Alviani & Isaac Nortey in the first round in Monastir 1-6, 6-2, 10-8.
Giacomo Revelli with Arthur Bonnaud were defeated by Thijmen Loof & Fons Van Sambeek in the first round in Eupen 6-4, 6-0.
Abigail Amos with Kelly Keller were defeated by Gabriella Broadfoot & Abigail Rencheli in the semi-final in Cancun 7-6(6), 6-2.
Next Week Brits play in Cincinnati, Vancouver, Aldershot, Belgium, Tunisia, USA, Spain & Mexico.
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