Kubot/Melo Show Grass-Court Prowess In Halle

Top seeds Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo stayed unbeaten on the grass on Wednesday in Halle, moving into the Gerry Weber Open quarter-finals with a 6-4, 4-6, 10-8 victory against Japan’s Kei Nishikori and Spaniard Fernando Verdasco.

Kubot/Melo, champions at the Ricoh Open in s’-Hertogenbosch on Sunday, won 83 per cent of their first-serve points to advance in 83 minutes. They will next play Spaniards Roberto Bautista Agut and David Ferrer.

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German qualifiers Andre Begemann and Tim Puetz dismissed the French team of Richard Gasquet and Lucas Pouille 6-3, 6-4. The Germans dropped only two first-serve points (27/29) and saved all three break points. They will next face second seeds and two-time defending champions Raven Klaasen and Rajeev Ram.

LONDON DOUBLES

At The Queen’s Club, Roland Garros champions Ryan Harrison and Michael Venus started their London campaign with a 6-2, 6-4 win against Spaniards Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez (no relation).