Peers and Polasek beaten in San Diego doubles final

Australian John Peers and Slovak Filip Polasek have finished runner-ups at an ATP 250 tournament in San Diego.


Monday 04 October 2021
Leigh Rogers
San Diego, USA
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 09: John Peers (L) of Australia and Filip Polasek (R) of Slovakia return against Jamie Murray of Great Britain and Bruno Soares of Brazil during their Men’s Doubles semifinals match on Day Eleven of the 2021 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 09, 2021 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
San Diego, USA

Top seeds Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski have claimed the San Diego doubles title, beating Australian John Peers and Slovak partner Filip Polasek in a hard-fought final.

The British combination scored a 7-6(2) 3-6 [10-5] victory in the championship match at the ATP 250 tournament.

It was Peers' third tour-level doubles final of the season and first in his new partnership with 36-year-old Polasek. It was his 38th career ATP final in total.

Aussies in action - San Diego

RESULTS
Men's doubles, final
[1] Joe Salisbury (GBR)/Neal Skupski (GBR) d [3] John Peers (AUS)/Filip Polasek (SVK) 7-6(2) 3-6 [10-5]

Sibiu, Romania

Thanasi Kokkinakis has finished runner-up at an ATP Challenger event in Sibiu.

The 25-year-old Australian had progressed to his second ATP Challenger final of the season, but Italian Stefano Travaglia ended his winning run.

World No.97 Travaglia recorded a 7-6(4) 6-2 victory, saving all six break points he faced in the 99-minute championship match.

Kokkinakis' now returns to America, where he is set to contest qualifying at Indian Wells this week.

Aussies in action - Sibiu

RESULTS
Men's singles, final
[1] Stefano Travaglia (ITA) d [7] Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) 7-6(4) 6-2