Soares/Murray Continue Flawless Wimbledon Run

Fifth seeds Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares are through to the quarter-finals at The Championships, Wimbledon, after dismissing British brothers Ken Skupski and Neal Skupski 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 on Monday.

Great Britain’s Murray and Soares of Brazil are chasing their second major title together after victory at the Australian Open in 2016. They came into Wimbledon on the strength of a runner-up showing at The Queen’s Club (l. to Peers/Kontinen) and have cruised into the last eight at the All England Club without dropping a set.

Ben McLachlan and Jan-Lennard Struff also advanced to the quarter-finals with a 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(3) victory over recent Stuttgart champions Philipp Petzschner and Tim Puetz.

The Japanese/German duo of McLachlan and Struff made an instant impact when they joined forces with a semi-final showing at the Australian Open in January. Semi-finals in Miami and Budapest have since propelled them to 12^th in the ATP Doubles Race To London.

McLachlan and Struff will next face Frederik Nielsen and Joe Salisbury, who upset sixth seeds Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah 5-7, 7-6(3), 6-3, 7-6(1). World No. 139 Nielsen received a wild card into the doubles draw, alongside Great Britain’s Salisbury, having won the doubles title in 2012 with another Brit, Jonathan Marray (d. Lindstedt/Tecau).

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