Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares saw their Nitto ATP Finals challenge fall at the semi-final stage after defeat by Henri Kontinen and John Peers.
The British Davis Cup star and his Brazilian partner book their place in the last-four with a stand-out victory over world No.1 pair Marcelo Melo and Lukasz Kubot on Friday.
However, it was not to be on Saturday against the reigning champions Kontinen and Peers, who came through in straight sets to win 7-6(2), 6-2.
Finland’s Kontinen and Australian Peers will go on to face Melo and Kubot in Sunday’s final, after the latter pair defeated Ryan Harrison and Michael Venus in Saturday’s other semi-final.