One of the greatest doubles teams of all-time will meet one of the hottest on the ATP World Tour in the Miami Open semi-finals.

Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan, who have won 109 tour-level titles, will face Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut, the Indian Wells doubles champions, in the semi-finals on Thursday.

The Frenchmen survived their countrymen on Wednesday, knocking out Jeremy Chardy and Fabrice Martin 6-7(5), 7-6(5), 10-7. Herbert and Mahut now have won eight consecutive matches.

The Bryans beat the Australian wild-card team of Omar Jasika and John-Patrick Smith 7-6(5), 6-3 on Wednesday. The Americans feasted on the Australians’ second serves, winning 58 per cent of those points. The future Hall of Famers are looking to become the first team to win three consecutive Miami titles since Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde from 1995-97. The Bryans also won Miami titles in 2007-08.

The other semi-final match will feature Treat Huey of the Philippines and Max Mirnyi of Belarus against South African Raven Klaasen and American Rajeev Ram. Huey and Mirnyi beat Americans John Isner and Nicholas Monroe 6-1, 7-5. Klaasen and Ram beat Philipp Petzschner and Alexander Peya 7-6(5), 5-7, 10-7.

This week’s Ra’anana Challenger in Israel is not only an opportunity for local fans to watch top-ranked Israeli player and No. 2 seed Dudi Sela, but to also get a chance to watch the future of Israeli tennis in action.

Sela has been the top singles player in Israel for nearly a decade and won his 20th Challenger singles title last week, but could soon be joined by an emerging crop of new players in action this week in Ra’anana. Two of the country’s top teenagers, Edan Leshem and Tal Goldengoren (both age 19), received main draw wild cards, giving them the opportunity to square off against Sela and Israeli No. 2 Amir Weintraub in first-round matches on Wednesday.

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“Tournaments like ours offer young tennis players the chance to earn ranking points and experience. It’s very important for Israel to host such competitions,” said Shlomo Glickstein, former World No. 22 and the current CEO of the Israel Tennis Association. “They attract sponsors, media and give our young players role models to look up to.”

Leshem put up a valiant effort before losing to Weintraub in three sets, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1. Meanwhile, Goldengoren struck plenty of impressive winners before losing to Sela, 6-2, 6-2. But for Goldengoren, the chance to square off against a player whose career he hopes to emulate is priceless.

“Dudi is an inspiration to me. He’s a role model to the younger generation and always does everything with such grace and modesty,” said Goldengoren. “He’s had amazing results over the years even though he’s had to deal with players who are physically bigger than him.”

Leshem also praised Sela for being a role model. Having competed alongside the World No. 84 in two Davis Cup ties, he said that Sela has become an unofficial mentor and given him advice that has proven invaluable.

“Since entering the Davis Cup team, I’ve tried to learn from his behavior and even occasionally gotten help from him on and off the court,” said Leshem. “He’s an inspiration for young players in Israel and makes us believe we can get there as well.”

Those sentiments were also echoed by Daniel Cukierman, a 20-year-old main draw wild card recipient. Although he lost his opening match on Tuesday to No. 1 seed Evgeny Donskoy, he said the experience of competing in Ra’anana has inspired him to continue working hard in the hopes of achieving a career comparable to Sela’s.

“I admired Dudi even as a child,” said Cukerman. “My goal is to reach the level of his game and possess the fighting spirit he has.”

No. 15 David Goffin was victorious in his first quarter-final appearance at the Miami Open presented by Itau on Wednesday, rallying to win 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 against No. 18 Gilles Simon after light rain delayed the start of the match. Goffin became the first Belgian to make the final four in Miami and improved to 14-5 on hard courts in 2016. He also leveled his FedEx ATP Head2Head rivalry with Simon at 1-1.

The fleet-footed Goffin surrendered the only break in the opening set, but deserved a better fate, having held six break chances (0/6) to Simon’s two (1/2). Despite winning half as many games as his opponent, Goffin won only four fewer points throughout a windy and overcast first set (32/68).

As the sun broke through the clouds, the 25 year old continued to work hard and was rewarded. Goffin punished Simon’s second serves (10/14 second serve return point won) in the second set and converted all three break points to level the match. The 31-year-old Frenchman could not find any solutions for the Belgian’s tenacious baseline attack in the decider and succumbed in just under two hours. It was Simon’s third quarter-final loss in Miami (2011 and 2013).

Looming in the semi-finals will be Novak Djokovic or Tomas Berdych. The two are set to clash in the quarter-finals on Wednesday night.