SA’s Raven Klaasen and his American doubles partner, Rajeev Ram, boosted their chances of qualifying for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals as they captured their second ATP World Tour team title with a 7-6(2) 7-5 victory over Pablo Carreno Busta and Mariusz Fyrstenberg on Sunday in the final of the Chengdu Open."This week we came with a goal in mind to improve our performance after the US Open‚" said Ram. "We felt like we didn’t play as well as we could have there. We got through this whole tournament without losing a set. I think it’s a really good step in the right direction for us to finish off the season," he said.The South African-American duo is seventh in the ATP Doubles Race To London and bidding to qualify for the prestigious season finale for the first time.Klaasen and Ram joined forces this season and made an instant impact with a run at Wimbledon that saw them defeat Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo as well as Bob and Mike Bryan to reach the semifinals.After their semifinal ...
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