Bryans Win Battle Of Brothers In Eastbourne

Top seeds Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan kept their status as the most dominant brother doubles duo on the ATP World Tour, defeating local favourites Ken Skupski and Neal Skupski 6-3, 6-3 on Thursday to reach the semi-finals at the Aegon International in Eastbourne.

The Bryan brothers saved all five break points they faced and won 82 per cent of their first-serve points to advance in 51 minutes. They’re seeking their first ATP World Tour doubles title of the season.

Next up for them are Andre Begemann and Andres Molteni, who defeated Diego Schwartzman and Jiri Vesely 6-3, 7-6(6). Schwartzman/Vesely saved two match points at 4/6 in the tie-break but Begemann/Molteni hung tough for the win.

Rohan Bopanna and Andre Sa moved into the final four by defeating Marcin Matkowski and Max Mirnyi 6-2, 6-7(2), 10-3. Bopanna/Sa also won a first-round match earlier in the day over Thomas Fabbiano and Luke Saville 6-3, 6-4.

Awaiting them in the next round are Robin Haase and Dominic Inglot, who took out Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Matt Reid 7-6(3), 6-1. Haase/Inglot started the day with a first-round victory over Julio Peralta and Horacio Zeballos 6-4, 6-4.

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