(ANSA) – ROME, JAN 21 – Third-seeded Italian duo Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori on Tuesday beat Portugal’s Nuno Borges and Francisco Cabral in straight sets of 6-4 and 7-6 to book their place in the semifinals of the Australian Open.
They will face Sweden’s Andre Goransson and Dutch player Sem Verbeek who beat 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 El Salvador’s Marcelo Arevalo and the Croatian Mate Pavic, the top-seeded ATP in the men’s doubles and ITF world champions in 2024.
The Italian duo, who were finalists last year, previously eliminated Germany’s Constantin Frantzen and Hendrik Jebens in the first round of the tournament and then Italy’s Luciano Darderi with Colombia’s Diego Hidalgo and Spain’s Pedro Martinez with Jaume Munar.
Bolelli and Vavassori have so far never lost a set and won all four tie-breaks played at the Melbourne Park. (ANSA).
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They will face Sweden’s Andre Goransson and Dutch player Sem Verbeek who beat 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 El Salvador’s Marcelo Arevalo and the Croatian Mate Pavic, the top-seeded ATP in the men’s doubles and ITF world champions in 2024.
The Italian duo, who were finalists last year, previously eliminated Germany’s Constantin Frantzen and Hendrik Jebens in the first round of the tournament and then Italy’s Luciano Darderi with Colombia’s Diego Hidalgo and Spain’s Pedro Martinez with Jaume Munar.
Bolelli and Vavassori have so far never lost a set and won all four tie-breaks played at the Melbourne Park. (ANSA).
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