MONTREAL — The third-seeded team of Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares downed the British pair of Andy Murray and Colin Fleming 6-4, 7-6 (4) to win the doubles title at the men’s Rogers Cup on Sunday.
Peya, of Austria, and Soares, of Brazil, will split US$155,490 for their first win in a Masters series tournament. Fleming and Murray got $76,120.
Murray, the Wimbledon singles champion, and Fleming are childhood friends who played together in an ATP Tour event for the first time.
“It was pretty cool to play with him,” Murray said.
“Thanks to Andy for playing with me,” said Fleming. “I don’t think he had doubles in his plans this week. It was a last-minute thing.”
Fleming and Murray had defeated Daniel Nestor of Toronto and Robert Lindstedt of Sweden in the semifinals.
