Herbert and Mahut Round out Semis at ATP Finals


The doubles semifinals are set in London and Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert have qualified for the first time. The French duo defeated Mike Bryan and Jack Sock 6-2, 6-2 on Friday in London to reach the last four at the ATP Finals for the first time in four tries.The 2018 Roland Garros champions will face the Colombian duo of Robert Farah and Juan Sebastian Cabal in the semis.Bryan and Sock will face Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares in Saturday’s other semifinal. This year’s Wimbledon and U.S. Open champions placed first in Group Knowles/Nestor with a 2-1 record.

Soares and Murray were the only doubles team that went undefeated in round robin play this week. The British-Brazilian duo is into the semifinals for the third straight year in London.
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