LONDON – Raven Klaasen and Michael Venus progressed through to the Wimbledon doubles quarterfinals, beating Frederik Nielsen (Denmark) and Robin Haase from Netherlands in straight sets, winning 6-2 6-3 7-6 (0), in London, on Monday.
Klaasen, carries the country’s hopes as the only remaining South African in the tournament with the 36-year-old also in search of an elusive first Grand Slam career title.
Both he and New Zealander Venus, the third-seeded pair who were runner’s up last year, have given themselves a good chance as they move on to the last-eight stages in the final week of Wimbledon.
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The duo were clinical against the 16th-seeded Nielsen and Haase despite the final set going to a tie break.
Klaasen and Venus have seen off Australians, Lleyton Hewitt and Jordan Thompson, the British pair of Luke Bambridge and Johnny O’Mara in the previous two rounds.