At the Libema Open on Saturday, Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski won their first tour-level victory of the year by defeating Gonzalo Escobar and Aleksandr Nedovyesov 7-6(1), 6-2.
The top seeds won seven tour-level trophies in 2022, but this year's final defeats at Indian Wells and Barcelona prevented them from winning any more titles. They didn't see a break point in the championship match and won after 84 minutes with a commanding performance in's-Hertogenbosch.
With their victory at the ATP 250 grass-court competition, Koolhof and Skupski have solidified their position in second place in the Pepperstone ATP Live Doubles Team Rankings. On Monday, they will reclaim joint first place in the Pepperstone ATP Doubles Rankings.