U Sports reported on November 13 that early this morning, Beijing time, the fourth day of the 2014 ATP year-end finals officially kicked off. The top seed of men's doubles and the American combination, the Brian brothers, defeated the Royol/Tecau combination 6-7 (4), 6-3, 10-6, and won the first victory in the group stage, and regained the initiative to qualify. In another game, the eighth seeds Kuport/Linderstead also fought ten times, defeating the Peya/Soares combination 6-4, 3-6, 10-6, and winning two consecutive victories to advance to the semi-finals early.
Bryan brothers beat their opponents to win their first victory
The United States' Brian brothers are very popular this year, winning 10 championships including Miami, Monte Carlo, Cincinnati, Shanghai, and Paris Masters. The number of championships in their career has reached 102, thus advancing to the finals for the 13th consecutive time. However, in the first round of the group stage, the Brian brothers unexpectedly lost, and the second round was particularly critical. In the second round of the match, the Brian brothers played against Royol/Tecau. The latter lost to the Peya/Soares combination in the first round. The two pairs have fought three times in the past, and the Brian brothers remain unbeaten.
The first set of matches, the two pairs of serving in the opening are not ideal, and breaking serves has become the main theme of the court. The Brian brothers broke the serve twice on three break points, while Royol/Tecau seized the opportunity to break the serve twice. The two sides tied 6-6 in the first 12 games and entered the tiebreaker. Royol/Tecau won the first set with a key mini break with a small score of 7-4. In the second set, the Brian brothers' form rebounded. Although they encountered a break, they quickly broke the score and then broke the serve again to take the lead, maintaining the advantage until the end of the set to equalize the total score by winning 6-3.
scored ten finals, the top seed showed strong strength and stable state, and took the lead in completing the mini break and gained a lead. Finally, he withstood the counterattack of Royol/Tecau, locked the victory 10-6, and took 1 hour and 33 minutes to win, winning the first victory in the group stage. Currently, one win and one loss reserves the initiative to qualify.
Another game, Peya/Soares vs. Kuport/Linderstead, and the two pairs won the first round of the group stage. In the first set, Cooper/Linderstead showed strong momentum, with a score rate of 93% in one round, saving one break point to achieve full support, and at the same time completing a key break on five break opportunities, winning one set 6-4 first. In the second set, Peya/Soares began to counterattack, and got two break points in the whole set, achieving a break and taking the lead, maintaining the advantage until the end of the set to equalize the total score 6-3. In the final game of ten, Cooper/Linderstead withstood the pressure and finally won 10-6. After two consecutive wins in the group stage, a qualifying place has been locked.
