Ram/Salisbury Extend Perfect Record Against Murray/Soares

Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury have met Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares on some of the game’s biggest stages. Their three previous meetings, all victories for Ram/Salisbury, came in 2021 at the Australian Open, US Open and Nitto ATP Finals.

The American-British pairing improved to 4-0 in the matchup on Wednesday with a 7-6(2), 7-6(3) victory at the Cinch Championships. The teams traded opening-set breaks at The Queen’s Club in London before Ram/Salisbury dominated the first tie-break. After the pair saved a set point to hold for 5-5 in the second, they closed out the match with another strong performance in the tie-break, winning the final three points, including two on return.

The victory marked a milestone for doubles World No. 1 Salisbury, who picked up his 150th match win.

Ram and Salisbury advance to the quarter-finals, where they will face Tuesday winners Lloyd Glasspool and Harri Heliovaara.

Second-seeded Croatians Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic claimed a 6-4, 6-2 victory against the British pairing of Ken Skupski and Jonny O’Mara on Wednesday, booking their place in the quarter-finals. Denis Shapovalov and Rohan Bopanna are through to the semis after defeating Colombians Robert Farah and Juan Sebastian Cabal, 6-3, 6-4.

Seeds Advance In Halle
Third seeds Tim Puetz and Michael Venus joined fourth seeds Ivan Dodig and Austin Krajicek in the semi-finals at the Terra Wortmann Open. Puetz/Venus defeated Matwe Middelkoop and Simone Bolelli, 7-6(3), 6-4, in the lone match of the day that did not require a Match Tie-break in Halle.

Dodig and Krajicek were 6-3, 4-6, 10-6 winners over Aussies Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell, the 2022 Australian Open finalists. Each team broke once in the match before the Croatian-American duo took the Match Tie-break.

In an all-German encounter, two-time Roland Garros champions Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies edged Oscare Otte and Daniel Altmaier, 6-7(8), 6-3, 10-8.