Chan and Dodig each won the first mixed doubles title of their illustrious careers, and it’s Chan’s first title of the year in any discipline.
A LOOK AHEAD
Those charged with keeping the pros’ clay-caked socks clean can rejoice for a few weeks: Grass-court tennis has arrived. The men and women are both in 's-Hertogenbosch this week. Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo—who dominated on the lawns last year from start to finish—are the top seeds. The second-seeded team of Raven Klaasen and Michael Venus has an intriguing opener against Lleyton Hewitt—who’s gone from retirement to doubles specialist in a few months—and Alex Bolt. Elise Mertens and Demi Schuurs, and Kiki Bertens and Kirsten Flipkens, both of who have already won their openers, headline the women’s draw.
At the ATP stop in Stuttgart, Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi and Jean-Julien Rojer sit atop the draw sheet., followed by Australian Open semifinalists Ben McLachlan and Jan-Lennard Struff. The fourth-seeded team of Marcelo Demoliner and Feliciano Lopez are already through to the quarterfinals.
In Nottingham, Lyudmyla Kichenok and Alla Kudryavtseva are the top sees at the WTA event. The second seeds, Nadiia Kichenok and Anastasia Rodionova, are already out after dropping their opener to Desirae Krawczyk and Giuliana Olmos.
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