In the end, though, he and Melo fell in straight sets. Next stop for Murray will be Wimbledon as he’s slated to team up with Pierre-Hugues Herbert in a surprise move. Farah and Cabal will face some more local favorites in Eastbourne as they take on Dan Evans and Lloyd Glasspool in the quarterfinals.
On the women’s side at the last warm-up event before the year’s third major, the top seeds Gabriela Dabrowski and Yifan Xu are out in the first round, as are No. 4 seeds Anna-Lena Groenefeld and Demi Schuurs. Eastbourne marks a return to action for former world No. 1 Bethanie Mattek-Sands, teaming up with Kirsten Flipkens this week, and the duo is through to the quarters after taking their opening-round match in straights.
The men have one other tournament going on this week in Antalya. Top seeds Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies, who conquered the clay at Roland Garros, haven’t found the grass to their liking: The Germans were upset in the first round.
For more on Lopez and Murray’s run last week—where Lopez won the singles and doubles—click here. Here’s a look back at the rest of last week’s winners.
SEVENTH HEAVEN
Over the past few years, Kirsten Flipkens and Johanna Larsson have seen a decent amount of success when teaming up. Playing their seventh final together in Mallorca, over the weekend, the Belgian-Swedish pair denied the home favorites Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez and Sara Sorribes Tormo in the championship match.
