Kontinen/Peers Race Into Brisbane Final

Henri Kontinen and John Peers are within striking distance of an ATP World Tour doubles title in their first tournament together after defeating Dominic Inglot and Robert Lindstedt 6-4, 6-3 in the semi-finals of Brisbane on Saturday. The Finnish-Australian partnership did not face a break point and closed out the win after just over an hour.

Standing in their way will be the All-Aussie duo of James Duckworth and Chris Guccione, who advanced to the final without striking a ball after Grigor Dimitrov and Kei Nishikori withdrew due to Dimitrov’s shoulder soreness. Duckworth and Guccione have a chance to score their maiden title in Brisbane after going 0-4 together in previous tournaments.

Paire Gets Second Chance In Chennai

Benoit Paire, who was eliminated in the singles semi-finals earlier on Saturday, will get a second crack at a trophy in Chennai. The Frenchman teamed up with Austin Krajicek to defeat Somdev Devvarman and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan 7-5, 7-6(4) in the doubles semi-finals. They will face third seeds Oliver Marach and Fabrice Martin on Sunday.

Krajicek is making his first ATP World Tour doubles final appearance, while Paire is 1-0 after winning the 2013 Chennai final with Stan Wawrinka, the man who eliminated him from singles contention.