Peya Earns 300th Win In Halle SFs

Alexander Peya joined a select group with a victory in Halle on Saturday, his 300th in tour-level doubles events. He and Lukasz Kubot moved into the final of the Gerry Weber Open by downing Henri Kontinen and John Peers 6-2, 1-6, 10-7 in 63 minutes. They will face third seeds Raven Klaasen and Rajeev Ram for the title on Sunday.

It was a third consecutive Match Tie-break win for Kubot/Peya. The second seeds saved four match points against Philipp Kohlschreiber and Dominic Thiem in the first round and overcame a 8/9 deficit in the Match Tie-break of the quarter-finals against Brian Baker and Denis Istomin.

Peya reached a career high of No. 3 in the Emirates ATP Doubles Rankings in 2013. The 35 year old from Vienna is seeking his 15th doubles title and first with Kubot.

Darkness Stops Play At The Queen’s Club

Julien Benneteau/Edouard Roger-Vasselin and Chris Guccione/Andre Sa were tied at 3-3 in the first set when darkness interrupted Saturday play at the Aegon Championships. Guiccone and Sa only dropped five points on serve while Benneteau and Roger-Vasselin needed to save five break points before the match was halted.

Awaiting the winners in the final will be top seeds Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut, who rallied to down wild cards Jonathan Erlich and Colin Fleming 6-7(2), 7-6(3), 10-8. Herbert/Mahut unsuccessfully served for the first set at 5-3 before dropping the opener in a tie-break. The Frenchmen recovered to win in just under two hours. They are seeking their fourth team title in 2016.