{"id":73526,"date":"2025-08-16T21:04:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T21:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/73526\/"},"modified":"2025-08-16T21:04:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T21:04:08","slug":"22-and-done-nikola-mektic-rajeev-ram-snap-the-streak-of-julian-cash-lloyd-glasspool-in-cincinnati-sfs-atp-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/73526\/","title":{"rendered":"22 and done! Nikola Mektic & Rajeev Ram snap the streak of Julian Cash & Lloyd Glasspool in Cincinnati SFs | ATP Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

Doubles
\n 22 and done! Mektic\/Ram snap the streak of Cash\/Glasspool in Cincinnati SFs<\/p>\n

Musetti\/Sonego convert sixth match point to beat Salisbury\/Skupski<\/p>\n

August 16, 2025<\/p>\n

\"Nikola<\/p>\n

CincyTennis<\/p>\n

Nikola Mektic and Rajeev Ram are into their first tour-level final together.
\n By ATP Staff<\/p>\n

Nikola Mektic and Rajeev Ram put an end to Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool\u2019s formidable 22-match tour-level winning streak on Saturday at the Cincinnati Open.<\/p>\n

Mektic and Ram delivered a clutch display to prevail 7-6(4), 7-6(2) and reach their first tour-level final together in just their third event of the season. With its win, the Croatian-American duo is up 188 spots to No. 33 in the PIF ATP Live Doubles Teams Rankings. They could jump to No. 25 with a title in Cincinnati.<\/p>\n

\"It<\/a><\/p>\n

Cash and Glasspool, who are No. 1 in the Live Doubles Teams Rankings and already qualified for the Nitto ATP Finals, were chasing their fifth consecutive trophy after success at Queen\u2019s Club, Eastbourne, Wimbledon and Toronto. Despite semi-final defeat in Cincinnati, however, Glasspool will on Tuesday rise to a career-high No. 1 in the PIF ATP Doubles Rankings and Cash to a personal-best World No. 2.<\/p>\n

With their victory, Mektic and Ram improved to a 6-3 team record, according to the Infosys ATP Win\/Loss Index. In the Cincinnati championship match, they will face singles stars Lorenzo Sonego and Lorenzo Musetti.<\/p>\n

Musetti and Sonego held their nerve to rally past fifth seeds Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski 4-6, 6-3, 13-11, converting their sixth match point. The Italians are into their first tour-level final since reaching the championship match in Doha last year.<\/p>\n

Salisbury and Skupski, who are No. 5 in the PIF ATP Live Doubles Teams Rankings, will head to Winston-Salem, where the top seeds are aiming to bolster their qualification hopes for the Nitto ATP Finals.<\/p>\n

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