Category: Doubles

Barclays Third Quarter Profit Doubles Amid Global Merger Frenzy

LONDON—Barclays reported on Thursday a doubling of third-quarter profits, beating market expectations, as it followed Wall Street rivals in reaping bumper investment banking fees from a surge in advisory mandates and equities trading. The British bank posted profit before tax of 2 billion pounds ($2.8 billion) for the July-September period, better than the 1.6 billion…


Mektic and Pavic Become First All-Croatian Pair to Triumph at Wimbledon

LONDON—Top seeds Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic became the first all-Croatian pair to capture a Grand Slam men’s doubles title when they outclassed Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos 6–4 7–6(5) 2–6 7–5 at Wimbledon on Saturday. On their second championship point, Mektic and Pavic made three unsuccessful attempts to smash the ball away for a…