Dodig/Melo Return To Toronto Final

Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo continued their strong run of form in Toronto, returning to the Rogers Cup final with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Florin Mergea and Horia Tecau on Saturday.

Runners-up in Toronto two years ago, third seeds Dodig and Melo needed just 71 minutes to secure their place in the title match once again. It will be their fifth ATP World Tour Masters 1000 final as a team, seeking a third such crown.

The duo claimed the first break of the match in the third game, behind a rifled backhand return by Dodig. After taking the opener 6-4, they continued to apply pressure in the second set. A Tecau approach drifted long to hand the Croatian-Brazilian tandem the decisive break for 4-3, and Melo would slam the door with a volley winner to break to love on their first match point.

Bidding for their first tour-level title of the year, Dodig and Melo will face either Daniel Nestor and Vasek Pospisil or Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares on Sunday.