Zverev Brothers Save Five Match Points In Halle Victory

How’s this for a close ending?

German brothers Alexander Zverev and Mischa Zverev beat Radek Stepanek and Nenad Zimonjic 7-6(4), 4-6, 19-17 on Tuesday to move into the quarter-finals at the Gerry Weber Open in Halle.

The brothers saved five match points in the Match Tie-break and sealed the contest on their fifth opportunity. They’ll next face third seeds Raven Klaasen of South Africa and American Rajeev Ram, who beat Julian Knowle and Florian Mayer 6-3, 6-7(5), 10-6.

Lukasz Kubot of Poland and Alexander Peya of Austria also saved some match points in their 4-6, 7-6(12), 10-7 win over Philipp Kohlschreiber and Dominic Thiem, who faced each other in Monday’s Stuttgart final. Kubot/Peya saved four match points in the second-set tie-break. They’ll next face qualifiers Brian Baker and Denis Istomin, who beat Andreas Seppi and Joao Sousa 7-6(8), 6-4.

Leave it to Mike Bryan and Bob Bryan to handle things matter of factly on Tuesday. The top seeds swept David Goffin and Lucas Pouille 6-2, 6-3. They erased all three break points and will face Tomas Berdych and Marcel Granollers in the quarter-finals.

Frenchmen Upset Fourth Seeds In London

Frenchmen Julien Benneteau and Edouard Roger-Vasselin upset fourth seeds Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea 3-6, 6-3, 12-10 on Tuesday at the Aegon Championships in London. Benneteau/Roger-Vasselin, who reached the quarter-finals at Roland Garros, will face John Isner and Marcin Matkowski or Marin Cilic and Marin Draganja in the quarter-finals at The Queen’s Club.