![The doubles team of Raven Klaasen, left, of South Africa, and Eric Butorac confer during the finals against Bob and Mike Bryan at the U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships, Sunday, Feb. 16, The doubles team of Raven Klaasen, left, of South Africa, and Eric Butorac confer during the finals against Bob and Mike Bryan at the U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships, Sunday, Feb. 16,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2N5EW34/the-doubles-team-of-raven-klaasen-left-of-south-africa-and-eric-butorac-confer-during-the-finals-against-bob-and-mike-bryan-at-the-us-national-indoor-tennis-championships-sunday-feb-16-2014-in-memphis-tenn-ap-photorogelio-v-solis-2N5EW34.jpg)
The doubles team of Raven Klaasen, left, of South Africa, and Eric Butorac confer during the finals against Bob and Mike Bryan at the U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships, Sunday, Feb. 16,
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Tennis: Kiwi Michael Venus and his partner Raven Klaasen off to superb start at Indian Wells Masters - NZ Herald
Tennis South Africa - South African doubles ace, Raven Klaasen, and his Japanese partner, Ben McLachlan, suffered first-round defeat at Indian Wells. Klaasen and McLachlan lost 2-6, 6-0, 11-9 to Marcelo Arévalo
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Tennis: Kiwi Michael Venus and partner Raven Klaasen stun the Bryan brothers to make ASB Classic final - NZ Herald
![Marcelo Melo of Brazil, left, and Raven Klaasen of South Africa hold up their trophies at the award ceremony after their final match of the men's doub Stock Photo - Alamy Marcelo Melo of Brazil, left, and Raven Klaasen of South Africa hold up their trophies at the award ceremony after their final match of the men's doub Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/W8CNXF/marcelo-melo-of-brazil-left-and-raven-klaasen-of-south-africa-hold-up-their-trophies-at-the-award-ceremony-after-their-final-match-of-the-mens-doub-W8CNXF.jpg)