It will be No. Kontinen, who won an Australian Open title and back-to-back Nitto ATP Finals titles with Peers, will be hoping to be able to contend for the biggest titles with rising doubles star Struff. At the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, Kontinen/Peers managed to beat the second seeds Dodig/Melo before losing to Mahut/Pospisil in the semifinals. Henri Kontinen, AKA H. Kontinen, is the 21 double tiles winner on the ATP Tour in his life. He's a good dude that enjoys himself on the court and Tour and he's going to be around the top of the game for many years to come. Just as hard-graft helped Jarkko Nieminen become world-class for a place in Finlands sporting history, alongside the likes of Janne Ahonen, Mika Hkkinen, Sami Hyypi and Teemu Selnne, Kontinens determination to succeed has also helped his talent blossom. Wimbledon 2016: Heather Watson and Henri Kontinen breeze into mixed At the Australian Open Kontinen/Peers lost in the second round to Groth/Hewitt. But it could have been very different for the relaxed and easy-going Kontinen, who, aged 21 had two knee, two right wrist surgeries and shoulder problems on the horizon. They're up against the 15th seeds, Colombia's Robert Farah and Anna-Lena . [4] They lost in the opening round of the Mutua Madrid Open, but managed to bounce back and reach the semi-finals of the Dsseldorf Open. .atp-nav-list>.atp-nav-item { Kontinen and Roger-Vasselin, who partnered Ivan Dodig to the 2019 Montpellier doubles title, now challenge Roman Jebavy and Jiri Vesely. Reporting by Martyn Herman; Editing by Ken Ferris. They followed up the defeat by making the final of the Aegon Championships defeating the Bryan brothers in the second round but were beaten by second seeds Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares. The Qatar Open will take place from January 06-11. Showing Editorial results for henri_kontinen. Peers began the year with regular doubles partner Jamie Murray at the Brisbane International. They lost only one point on first serve throughout the 70-minute contest. Skugor's regular partner in the 2019 season was his fellow compatriot Nikola Mektic. } The American twins Bob and Mike Bryan, 38, lost the men's doubles final Saturday evening to Henri Kontinen, 26, and John Peers, 28, with the Finnish-Australian team prevailing, 7-5, 7-5. After being forced to end his singles career at a young age due to injuries, having reached a career-high ranking of No. Peers began the new year with his regular doubles partner Kontinen at Brisbane as the second seeds, however lost in the first round to Nishikori / Thiem in three sets. 1 pair Bob and Mike Bryan in the final of the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships after coming back from a set down.[3]. At the Shanghai Masters the pair performed better, beating the 8th seeded Lindstedt/Pospisil in the second round and the top-seeded Myrray/Soares in the quarterfinals. But according to Michal Samulski, the Finn will play alongside Skugor in his first tournament of the year at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha. Kontinen and Peers have also won three titles at Masters 1000 level. Americans Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow defeated second seeds Marcelo Arevalo and Matwe Middelkoop 6-4, 7-6 (6), having saved three set points at 5-6 in the second set. 1 ranking to Melo. 2016: First World Tour Finals & Masters titles, 2017: Australian Open title, world No. At the Madrid Open Peers/Kontinen started well beating the second seeds Murray/Soares in the second round. At the BMW Open the pair defeated the top seeds Raven Klaasen and Eric Butorac in the semi-finals before defeating Colin Fleming and Ross Hutchins to win their first title of the year. 2 on 3 April 2017, and his career-high singles ranking is world No. In the quarterfinals the two had a new chance to beat Bopanna/Mergea, this time together, but they lost the match tie-break. Perjantain kaksinpelin jlkeen nelinpeli riitti otteluparin viemiseen. While representing the Blue Raiders John earned all-conference honours from the Sun Belt in 2009 and 2010 in singles and doubles. After winning the 2017 Australian Open men's doubles championship, Kontinen was ranked as world number one in doubles. fined $12,000 for damaging the court with her racket, Andy Murray chose Laura Robson over her as his mixed partner, the pair going on to win the silver medal. ", "Kontiselle uran 10:s ATP-voitto: "Pari lytyi tunti ennen deadlinea", "Kontiselle jlleen turnausvoitto - suomalainen nelinpelilegendan painajaisena", "Tennishistoriaa! After being forced to end his singles career at a young age due to injuries, having reached a career-high ranking of No. [8] He took the victory of St. Petersburg Open with Dominic Inglot. Mirra Andreeva, the new women's tennis prodigy, Naomi Osaka credits Giannis Antetokounmpo for giving her 'life-changing' perspective, Dayana Yastremaska changed her hairstyle! Finland's Henri Kontinen and Australian partner John Peers won the doubles title at the ATP Finals for the second year running when they beat world number one duo Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo 6-4 . The Australian pair lost, letting the United States take a 21 lead in the tie. Shortly after Andy Murray won in front of the home crowd, British player Heather Watson won another Wimbledon final on Centre Court in mixed doubles. I am hoping this is just the start of what we can accomplish.. In four short years, the 26 year old has risen from competing in ITF Futures tournaments on the comeback trail from injury, uncertain of his future, to today leading the team sport. They emerged victorious yet again, winning 26, 61 [108] to claim their biggest tournament win to date. His good results continued in 2016 as he won the title at the Brisbane International in January with John Peers. With Sam Groth he defeated Martin/Zelenay of Slovakia, leading Australia to 30 victory that guaranteed a place in the following year's World Group. As Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer contested arguably the greatest match in tennis history: the 2008 Wimbledon final, 100 yards away on No. A couple of months later, Peers and Murray won their first title together, defeating 13-time Grand Slam champions and world No. 3 seeds, lost a mixed doubles semifinal in the Australian Open 3-6, 6-3, 10-8 against fifth-seeded. On the other side, Struff's main focus is on the singles but he has proved capable of playing well in the doubles as well. Read More. float: left; This time the outcome was reversed allowing Peers to celebrate his second ATP tournament title of the year with his Finnish companion. Robert Lindstedt, who trained with Kontinen when he partnered Nieminen, told ATPWorldTour.com, "We all used the same physio, Jarmo Ahonen, and I used to go to Helsinki a lot. Gold Partners Silver Partner . [9] Kontinen and Peers had a successful end for the year as they won their first Masters title at Paris Masters[10] and the season ending ATP World Tour Finals title. Henri has shown that he is good all-around player and has been playing consistently for a couple of years already with winning some of our biggest tournaments. .tourney-details.action-buttons a[href*="watch-live"] { Australian doubles specialist John Peers admits that winning it all at the Rogers Cup in Toronto means a lot to him and partner Henri Kontinen. I never set out to be No. 1 in bold, as of week of 6March2023, (year first held/year last held number of weeks (w)), 2017 Australian Open men's doubles championship, "French Open glory for Indonesian junior player", "Huey/Kontinen Triumph In St. Petersburg", "Huey/Kontinen On A Roll in Kuala Lumpur", "Kontinen Peers Doubles Munich 2016 Final", "Wimbledon 2016: Heather Watson left delirious as 'joke' with partner Henri Kontinen leaves her a champion", "Kontista ei pysyt mikn - komea turnausvoitto Hampurissa! Peers reached his career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. Peers played varsity tennis for the Middle Tennessee State University Blue Raiders before transferring school to play for Baylor University Bears. "I had a great few years with Henri, Peers told Emageo Group. Kontinen, 29, and 31-year-old Peers had lots off success Read More Oct 21 2 Kontinen/Roger-Vasselin Claim Maiden Team Title In Stockholm | by ATP staff
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