Nitto ATP Finals
Arevalo & Pavic win high-stakes finale, advance to Turin SFs
World No. 1 staff subsequent meets Heliovaara and Patten
November 15, 2024
Corinne Dubreuil/ATP Tour
Mate Pavic and Marcelo Arevalo in motion Friday on the Nitto ATP Finals.
By ATP Workers
Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic held their nerve Friday in a high-stakes, round-robin finale to safe their place within the Nitto ATP Finals semi-finals. The Salvadoran-Croatian duo knocked out dwelling favourites Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori 6-3, 3-6, 10-3 to complete second within the Bob Bryan group.
Arevalo and Pavic have already assured their end as Yr-Finish ATP Doubles No. 1 introduced by PIF and now they give the impression of being to assert their first Nitto ATP Finals crown.
The highest seeds overcame a topsy-turvy encounter with the Italians that featured cold and hot runs from every staff. After successful the opening set, Arevalo and Pavic dropped 5 consecutive video games. However in key moments, they relied on aggressive returning and utilized stress with their shut positioning at web. Arevalo and Pavic received 84 per cent (32/38) of their first-serve factors, based on Infosys ATP Stats.
Following their win, Arevalo and Pavic improved to 4-0 of their Lexus ATP Head2Head collection towards Bolelli and Vavassori. All 4 conferences got here this season, together with a championship conflict at Roland Garros.
Arevalo and Pavic, aiming for his or her fifth title of the yr, will subsequent meet Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten, who topped the Mike Bryan Group with a 3-0 file.
Have a few of THAT 😮💨
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