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Ebden & Peers beat Fritz & Paul to reach Olympic doubles final

John Peers and Matthew Ebden have advanced to the gold medal match in the men’s doubles at the Paris 2024 Olympics with a 7-5, 6-2 win over American pair Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul in the semi-finals. The Aussie duo will Saturday face American doubles specialists Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek, who defeated the Czech pair Tomas Machac and Adam Pavlasek on Thursday.

Ebden and Peers become only the second Australian pairing to reach a doubles final since tennis returned to the Seoul 1988 Olympics, following the success of Todd Woodbridge/Mark Woodforde, who won gold together at the Atlanta 1996 Olympics. ‘The Woodies’ followed it up with a silver at the Sydney 2000 Games. Peers is guaranteed a second Olympic medal after winning bronze alongside Ash Barty in the mixed doubles at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Both teams have advanced to the final without dropping set.

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GB face Germany in BJK Finals opener

Great Britain face Germany in their opening game of the Billie Jean King Cup finals on 15 November in Malaga.

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Alcaraz thrashes Auger-Aliassime to reach Olympic final

Spanish second seed Carlos Alcaraz breezes past Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime in straight sets to reach the Olympic men’s singles final.

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Purcell/Thompson down Korda/Michelsen, reach Washington SFs

Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson reached their seventh semi-final of the year Thursday when they ousted home hopes Sebastian Korda and Alex Michelsen at the Mubadala Citi DC Open.

The second seeds, who have won three titles together this year, defeated the Americans 6-4, 7-5 after saving eight of the nine break points they faced, according to Infosys ATP Stats. Purcell and Thompson triumphed in Dallas, Los Cabos and Houston this year. Thompson partnered Korda, his quarter-final opponent in singles, to win the ATP Masters 1000 event in Madrid.

Finalists at Wimbledon last month, Purcell and Thompson next meet fourth seeds Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow or fifth seeds Lloyd Glasspool and Santiago Gonzalez.

In the top half of the draw, Sadio Doumbia and Hugo Nys upset top seeds Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten 6-2, 7-5. Brazilians Rafael Matos and Marcelo Melo downed Karen Khachanov and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 6-4, 7-6(3). 

Did You Know?
ATP is trialing player-worn microphones during Washington doubles matches. This innovation, part of the 2024 ATP Doubles Trial, aims to enhance the fan and broadcast experience, while also amplifying the profiles of the players. This will take place across select doubles matches throughout the week.

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'Tears everywhere as British icon Murray departs'

Andy Murray was understandably emotional as his illustrious career came to a close at the Paris 2024 Olympics – but he wasn’t the only one.

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'Clutch' serving sends Shelton to Washington QFs

Ben Shelton held his nerve in two tight tie-breaks Thursday to seal his place in the Mubadala Citi DC Open quarter-finals. The second-seeded American ousted countryman Brandon Nakashima 7-6(5), 7-6(4).

The 21-year-old hugged the baseline and produced heavy-hitting, first-strike tennis in humid conditions. Despite letting slip three set points on serve at 5-4 in the first set, Shelton, who on Wednesday won a late night three-setter against Radu Albot, quickly rebounded to win the opener in a tie-break. The lefty won 81 per cent of his first-serve points and hammered 14 aces, according to Infosys ATP Stats.

“I served amazing today, that was one of the keys for me,” said Shelton, who struck a pair of aces from 5/4 in the second-set tie-break to seal victory. “If you don’t have 100 per cent in the tank, it’s really hard to break serve against a guy like him so I knew that I was going to have to hold serve.

“I did a great job holding serve, got broke once. But my best tennis came out in the tie-break. I thought it was just a clutch performance. I managed my energy well and I’m happy to be through. A really tough opponent.”

Shelton will next face wild card Denis Shapovalov in a rematch of last month’s Wimbledon third round five-setter, which the American won. The Canadian on Thursday rallied past Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.

Shelton’s countrymen Sebastian Korda and Alex Michelsen also advanced. The fourth seed Korda reached the last eight after Thanasi Kokkinakis retired with the American leading 6-7(1), 7-5, 3-2. Kokkinakis had two match points on serve at 5-4 in the second set. #NextGenATP Michelsen downed South Korean Seongchan Hong 6-3, 6-3.

Michelsen next meets Italian Flavio Cobolli, who earned a memorable win, saving five match points to defeat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 1-6, 7-6(0), 7-6(7) in a three-hour, 14-minute marathon. Cobolli, 22, trailed 2/6 in the tie-break and again fought off a match point at 6/7. The 10th seed is No. 47 in the PIF ATP Live Rankings, one spot ahead of his career-high.

Atlanta finalist and seventh seed Jordan Thompson defeated Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 7-5, 6-4.

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Doubles defeat ends Murray's 'phenomenal' career – highlights

Watch highlights as Andy Murray’s illustrious career comes to an end with a straight-set defeat alongside Dan Evans to American third seeds Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul in the Olympic men’s doubles quarter-finals.

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Murray's career ends with Olympic doubles defeat

British tennis icon Andy Murray’s illustrious career ends with a straight-set defeat in the Olympic men’s doubles quarter-finals.

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'I've been ready for this moment' – Murray reacts to end of career

Watch as Great Britain’s Andy Murray and Dan Evans react to the end of Murray’s career and their defeat in the men’s doubles on day six of the Paris 2024 Olympics.

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The moment Murray's tennis career came to an end

Watch the moment Andy Murray’s tennis career ends as he and Dan Evans are beaten by USA’s Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz in the men’s doubles on day six of the Paris 2024 Olympics.

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