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Three members of the Mylan WTT Family advanced to their respective doubles finals at the Ricoh Open in s-Hertogenbosch on Friday.

Kirsten Flipkens of the New York Empire joined forces with Dominika Cibulkova to ease past third-seeded Xenia Knoll and CoCo Vandeweghe 7-6(5), 6-2. The Belgian-Slovakian pair created 13 break points, converting four opportunities to clinch the win in one hour and 22 minutes. Flipkens is through to her second doubles final of the year, having finished runner-up in Nuremberg (w/Larsson). She is seeking her second career WTA doubles crown.

San Diego Aviators’ tandem Raven Klaasen and Rajeev Ram edged Australians John Peers and Jordan Thompson 7-6(4), 7-5 to reach their third final in 2017. Klaasen and Ram, seeded second in Den Bosch, will look to add to earlier season triumphs in Delray Beach and Indian Wells when they battle No. 1 seeds Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo.

Bruno Soares (Washington Kastles) and partner Jamie Murray also moved through to their third final on the year, defeating Marcin Matkowski and Max Mirnyi 6-3, 6-7(5), 10-6 in the Stuttgart semifinals. The two await the winner of Saturday’s semifinal between fellow Kastles Bob and Mike Bryan, and Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic.

In Nottingham, Yanina Wickmayer (Orange County Breakers) and Johanna Konta took down third-seeded Hao-Ching Chan and Casey Dellacqua 6-0, 7-6(6). Wickmayer and Konta saved all six break points they faced in the 69-minute victory. Following Konta’s singles match on Saturday, the two will square off against Aussies Monique Adamczak and Storm Sanders.

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A number of doubles stars are off to quick starts on the grass, including the San Diego Aviators duo of Raven Klaasen and Rajeev Ram.

Klaasen and Ram defeated Scott Lipsky and Leander Paes 6-4, 6-4 to book their place in the semifinals of the Ricoh Open. Seeded second at the ATP 250 event in s-Hertogenbosch, Klaasen and Ram converted three of their four break point chances to lock up the victory in 69 minutes. Returning to the court for the first time since winning his first Grand Slam doubles title at the French Open, Michael Venus of the Orange County Breakers was also victorious in Den Bosch, partnering Andre Sa to a 6-3, 6-4 win over Purav Raja and Divij Sharan. Venus currently stands at a career-high No. 15 in the ATP Doubles Rankings.

Elsewhere, a quartet of Washington Kastles stars posted wins on Wednesday. Bruno Soares teamed up with Jamie Murray to edge Brian Baker and Nikola Mektic 6-4, 6-7(8), 10-8 in the quarterfinals of the Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart. Bob and Mike Bryan opened their title campaign by topping Bernard Tomic and Mischa Zverev 7-6(2), 6-4. The Bryans will face Marcus Daniell and Marcelo Demoliner for a spot in the semifinals. In Nottingham, Anastasia Rodionova joined forces with Darija Jurak (Aviators) to defeat Katarzyna Kawa and Jasmina Tinjic 6-4, 7-6(3) in a first-round meeting. Rodionova and Jurak have triumphed on grass before, having lifted the Eastbourne trophy in 2016.

Yanina Wickmayer (Breakers) joined Rodionova and Jurak in the Aegon Open quarterfinals. The Belgian and British favorite Johanna Konta overcame Chia-Jung Chuang and Renata Voracova 2-6, 7-6(5), 10-5. Wickmayer and Konta will square off as rivals Thursday when they take Centre Court for their second round singles clash.

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