Awards
Italians Bolelli/Vavassori voted Followers’ Favorite doubles duo in 2024 ATP Awards
First-time pairing reached main finals in Melbourne and Paris
December 09, 2024
Contemporary off a season through which they claimed three tour-level crowns, made their maiden workforce look on the Nitto ATP Finals, and helped information Italy to a profitable Davis Cup title defence, Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori have been voted because the Followers’ Favorite doubles workforce within the 2024 ATP Awards.
“Me and Andrea are actually completely happy to win the Followers’ Favorite award for 2024,” stated Bolelli, 39. “We’re already again on court docket and are practising actually arduous for the brand new season.”
It didn’t take lengthy for this first-time pairing to gel in 2024. The countrymen performed their approach into the ultimate of their debut occasion, the Australian Open, in the end falling to Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden, 7-6(0), 7-5. A second Grand Slam closing adopted at Roland Garros, the place they avenged their loss to Bopanna/Ebden within the semi-finals, 7-5, 2-6, 6-2, to once more attain the title match.
“With Boli, we shared a tremendous 12 months,” stated the 29-year-old Vavassori, who reached a career-high No. 6 within the PIF ATP Doubles Rankings in October. “Thanks very a lot for voting us as ATP [Fans’] Favorite doubles workforce of the 12 months. It has been a improbable season and we’re already making ready for the following one. See you quickly. Ciao!”
Collectively the favored tandem would declare three titles on the 12 months (Buenos Aires, Halle, Beijing) and qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin. Bolelli and Vavassori additionally accounted for the clincher in a 2-1 edging of Belgium (def. Sander Gille/Joran Vliegen, 7-6(2), 7-5) throughout Italy’s run to a second straight Davis Cup title.
