Brian Battistone, one of the Battistone brothers known for playing with a double-handled racquet, has won his first ATP doubles match at the age of 31.
He and Andreas Siljestrom defeated Arnaud Clement and Julian Knowle 6-4, 6-2 in the first round of Stockholm. The wildcard pairing lost their second match to Eric Butorac and Jean-Julien Rojer 7-5, 6-7(4), 10-8.