Klaasen/Ram Top Bryans In Halle

Raven Klaasen and Rajeev Ram are into the final of the Gerry Weber Open after defeating top seeds Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan 6-4, 7-6(2) on Friday. The Bryans had not dropped a set coming into the semi-final clash, but were broken twice and succumbed in 74 minutes.

Klaasen/Ram served well in the second set, firing five aces and only dropping two first serve points. The third seeds will be aiming for their first team title this year against either Henri Kontinen/John Peers or Lukasz Kubot/Alexander Peya.

Defending Champions Advance At The Queen’s Club

Top seeds and defending champions Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut beat Juan Martin del Potro and Marcelo Melo 6-4, 6-4 in one hour for a place in the Aegon Championships semi-finals.

They will next face wild cards Jonathan Erlich and Colin Fleming, who saved five match points to beat third seeds Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau 2-6, 7-6(7), 10-8 in one hour and 35 minutes. Rojer and Tecau could not convert three match points on serve at 5-4 in the second set, then at 6/5 and 7/6 in the tie-break.

Marin Cilic, who is through to the singles semi-finals, partnered fellow Croat Marin Draganja to a 7-6(3), 6-3 victory over John Isner and Marcin Matkowski in 76 minutes.