ATP Heineken Open Auckland, New Zealand RESULTS - SATURDAY, 17 JANUARY 2015 Doubles - Final [4] R Klaasen (RSA) / L Paes (IND) d D Inglot (GBR) / F Mergea (ROU) 76(1) 64 KLAASEN/PAES TRIUMPH • Raven Klaasen and Leander Paes claimed their first title as a team with a 7-6(1), 6-4 victory over Dominic Inglot and Florin Mergea in the final. • The 41-year-old Paes, contesting his 93rd doubles final (55-38), has won a title every season since 1997. Klaasen, 32, won his sixth title in his ninth final appearance. WHAT THE PLAYERS SAID Klaasen: Leander is arguably one of the best doubles players of all time. He’s still willing to learn and improve and teach me those things I haven’t heard before. Looking forward, my improvement curve is going fast, and he’s improving, too. The way things are going now, we’re going to be a tough team to beat. Paes: It’s been a good start to the year. It just goes to show that when you persevere and work hard together, we’re very potent as a team. At this stage of my career, I have a great partner with me who keeps me young and motivated. He works hard on the practice court. He goes out on the match court, and he’s very intelligent. That’s a bonus for me. I really love playing with Raven.
Posted on: Sat, 17 Jan 2015 09:45:23 +0000