Butorac/Lipsky To Face Top Seeds In Estoril Final

Fourth seeds Eric Butorac and Scott Lipsky will play for their third team title on Sunday at the Millennium Estoril Open. The Americans downed second seeds Treat Huey and Max Mirnyi 6-4, 7-5 in 74 minutes. They landed 71 per cent of first serves and saved six of eight break points faced. Last year, Lipsky and Huey teamed to win the inaugural edition of the Estoril Open.

“We are really happy to be into the finals,” Butorac said. “Today was a really tricky match because the winds were so extreme. Scott has [won in Estoril before], so I’m just trying to follow his lead. He told me that on his day off he was looking at property in the area.”

In the final, Butorac/Lipsky will take on top seeds Lukasz Kubot and Marcin Matkowski, who cruised to a 6-0, 6-2 win over Croats Borna Coric and Franko Skugor in just 51 minutes. The Poles did not face a break point and won 80 per cent (8/10) of second serve return points.

Cipolla/Sela Into Istanbul Final

The doubles final is set at the TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open, with first-time pairing Flavio Cipolla and Dudi Sela booking their spot in the title match opposite the all-Argentine duo of Andres Molteni and Diego Schwartzman.

Individually, 32-year-old Cipolla and 31-year-old Sela are appearing in their first doubles final on the ATP World Tour. They have not dropped a set en route, ousting third seeds Guillermo Duran and Maximo Gonzalez 7-6(5), 6-1 on Saturday. The Italian-Israeli tandem needed one hour and 26 minutes to seal the victory, saving all five break points faced while converting two of six chances of their own.

Munich Doubles Final Set

In Munich, the No. 3 seeds Henri Kontinen of Finland and John Peers of Australia beat Oliver Marach of Austria and Fabrice Martin of France 6-2, 6-3. Kontinen/Peers will play the No. 2 seeds Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah of Colombia in the BMW Open by FWU AG doubles final.

“Today was a very solid day for us,” Peers said. “It was great to play back in the sunshine and play at a good level. It’s a lot more fun than playing in the snow. We both played good tennis and it allows us to have a shot at the title tomorrow.”