"I think its going to be a good positive thing because we already know each other so well and weve already spent a lot of time practising with each other, it actually becomes a lot easier when youve already done all that work before you have done the work as a team," Peers said of his partnership with Venus. Peers began the year with regular doubles partner Jamie Murray at the Brisbane International. .summary-tbody td[data-type*='Rating'] { Next up for the pair was the Asian swing of tournaments, where they had their best run of results to date, making two finals in a row and competing in their first Masters 1000 tournament as partners. The pair made it to the semifinals, before losing to Daniel Nestor and Mariusz Fyrstenberg in straight sets. Henri Kontinen is the new No. [6] On July Kontinen and Peers won the German Open Tennis Championships. The pair made it to the quarterfinals before losing to Julien Benneteau and douard Roger-Vasselin. He's one of the younger doubles guys on the Tour right now and is an incredible shot maker. 1 Emirates ATP Doubles Team Ranking, butHenri KontinenandJohn Peersarent leaving. *US OPEN - New York, USA August 24, 2021 to September 12, 2021 . Four surgeries later, Henri Kontinen reaches No. 1 in doubles As 10th seeds the couple finally defeated Bopanna/Mergea by winning 86 the 5th set of the third round match. .is-mobile .scores-daily-schedule-content td.day-table-seed, .scores-results-content td.day-table-seed { Henri Kontinen Tennis Player Profile | ITF Former doubles world No. Official tennis player profile of Henri Kontinen on the ATP Tour. In September Peers played again in the Davis Cup squad. Perjantain kaksinpelin jlkeen nelinpeli riitti otteluparin viemiseen. 1, you always try to improve and string together results to build up confidence. 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. They made the semi-finals before losing to Luk Dlouh and Tomasz Bednarek in straight sets. Congrats to him, and a tip of the cap!! Watson and Kontinen meet Robert Farah and Anna-Lena Groenefeld in. width: auto; .is-desktop .atp-logo{ 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. At one stage we were both so injured that we were not allowed to play tennis and we did fitness together. 10 Michael Venus. Henri on the News - Henri Kontinen Peers also finished runner up at the Wimbledon Championships and US Open in 2015 alongside Jamie Murray, and at the 2019 Australian Open with Kontinen. Wimbledon 2016: Heather Watson left delirious as 'joke' with partner Henri Kontinen leaves her a champion Watson and Kontinen set out in the mixed doubles to put the fun back into tennis,. } In the semifinals, they faced another Australian pairing of Marc Polmans and Andrew Whittington. John Peers - Wikipedia In the quarterfinals the two had a new chance to beat Bopanna/Mergea, this time together, but they lost the match tie-break. margin-right:15px; display: none !important; 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. Peers and Murray started their clay court season at the Grand Prix Hassan II where they were seeded second. The pair reached the third round at the 2015 Australian Open as the 16th seeds losing to 4th seeds Dodig/Melo. Rankings dont lie and hes now one of the youngest No. Current through the 2023 Monte Carlo Masters. } As good as he is on the court, he is off the court. Wimbledon 2016: Heather Watson and Henri Kontinen breeze into mixed The 29-year-old German enjoyed his best doubles year in 2019, having made three finals this past season. Their next tournament was the Heineken Open. We played well again. Heather Watson and Henri Kontinen through to mixed doubles semi-final Also Peers chose a new partner, Henri Kontinen, to defend his title at the Brisbane International. background: none; 2016: First World Tour Finals & Masters titles, 2017: Australian Open title, world No. Henri Kontinen 2018 Official WebsiteCreated by Snou Creative, Henri Kontinen loisti ja hiljensi pienen intialaisyleisn, kun Suomi ratkaisi nelinpeliss tenniksen Davis Cupin, Two-time Nitto ATP Finals champions Henri Kontinen & John Peers split, Kontinen/Roger-Vasselin Triumph In Montpellier, Kontinen/Roger-Vasselin Claim Maiden Team Title In Stockholm, Chardy/Kontinen Capture Maiden Team Title In Rotterdam, Kontinen & Peers Overcome Hiccup To Extend Championship Win Streak To 10, Finnish-Aussie duo claim 12th team trophy, Read & Watch: Nitto ATP Finals Champions Win In Brisbane, Kontinen/Peers Retain Nitto ATP Finals Title. We both thought it was time to part ways but were still good friends. Reporting by Martyn Herman; Editing by Ken Ferris. position: relative; [13] In the mixed doubles, Kontinen and Watson reached the final for the second successive year, but lost to Jamie Murray and Martina Hingis. }. Henri Kontinen - Wikipedia He is also a Grand Slam champion in mixed doubles, winning the 2022 US Open alongside fellow Australian Storm Sanders. Im not really thinking about that, she said. They were defeated by Cabal/Farah, despite a promising victory over the top seeds Rojer/Tecu in the second round. 1 since the Bryans (aged 25) on 8 September 2003. It was the fifth title of the year for Kontinen and Peers, including their first grand slam triumph together at the Australian Open. Peers represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in two events. Kontinen and Peers also won the 2016 and 2017 ATP Finals, and reached the final at the 2019 Australian Open. John William Peers (born 25 July 1988) is an Australian professional tennis player who specialises in doubles. Kontinen/Roger-Vasselin Blast Into Montpellier SFs - ATP Tour display: none !important; However, the pair's destiny was to get defeated in the next round by the top seeds Herbert/Mahut. In the semi-finals Kontinen/Peers faced off against Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan and came out with a 76, 64 victory to move on to the final against Klaasen and Ram. 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 . Having begun with a whimper, it could end up with a first Wimbledon title. So I've found that the best way is to learn as a team.. Top seeds dropped one set en route to the trophy Henri Kontinen and Edouard Roger-Vasselin lifted their second tour-level title as a team on Sunday, following a 6-2, 7-5 victory against Jonathan Erlich and Andrei Vasilevski in.
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