St. Petersburg, Russia
Aussie duo John-Patrick Smith and Luke Saville have progressed to the quarterfinals at an ATP 250 tournament in Russia.
They scored a 6-4 7-5 victory against British combination Dominic Inglot and Ken Skupski in opening-round action.
This is 27-year-old Saville's ninth ATP-level quarterfinal of the season - and fourth alongside Smith. While it is 32-year-old Smith's 14th tour-level quarterfinal appearance in total for 2021.
Smith and Saville face top seeds and US Open 2021 finalists Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares in the quarterfinals.
Aussies in action - St. Petersburg
RESULTS
Men's doubles, first round
Luke Saville (AUS)/John-Patrick Smith (AUS) d Dominic Inglot (GBR)/Ken Skupski (GBR) 6-4 7-5
COMING UP
Men's singles, second round
John Millman (AUS) v [4] Aslan Karatsev (RUS)
Men's doubles, quarterfinals
Luke Saville (AUS)/John-Patrick Smith (AUS) v [1] Jamie Murray (GBR)/Bruno Soares (BRA)
Vienna, Austria
Australian John Peers and Slovak Filip Polasek have extended their current winning streak to six matches.
The recently-crowned Indian Wells champions made a promising start at an ATP 500 tournament in Vienna this week, posting a 7-6(3) 7-5 opening-round victory against Austrian Jurgen Melzer and German Alexander Zverev.
Having won 14 of their past 17 matches, the third-seeded Peers and Polasek are eyeing another title-winning run to boost their chances of qualifying for the prestigious ATP Finals next month.
They now face Austrian wildcards Oliver Marach and Philipp Oswald for a place in the semifinals.
Aussies in action - Vienna
RESULTS
Men's doubles, first round
[3] John Peers (AUS)/Filip Polasek (SVK) d Jurgen Melzer (AUT)/Alexander Zverev (GER) 7-6(3) 7-5
COMING UP
Men's singles, second round
Alex de Minaur (AUS) v [2] Alexander Zverev (GER)
Men's doubles, quarterfinals
[3] John Peers (AUS)/Filip Polasek (SVK) v [WC] Oliver Marach (AUT)/Philipp Oswald (AUT)
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Ajla Tomljanovic will turn her attention to representing Australia at next week's Billie Jean King Cup Finals after a second-round exit at the Transylvania Open.
Romanian wildcard Jaqueline Cristian scored a 7-6(5) 7-5 victory against the world No.43-ranked Australian in a two-hour and 12-minute battle.
The Billie Jean King Cup Finals are being in played at Prague from 1-6 November.
Aussies in action - Cluj-Napoca
RESULTS
Women's singles, second round
[WC] Jaqueline Cristian (ROU) d [5] Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) 7-6(5) 7-5