Montreal
Granollers & Zeballos declare second Masters 1000 title of yr in Montreal
World No. 1s safe tenth workforce title
August 12, 2024
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Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos seize their second title in Montreal.
By ATP Employees
Horacio Zeballos produced a serving masterclass in partnering Marcel Granollers to their second ATP Masters 1000 title of the yr in Montreal on Monday.
The Argentine dropped only one level on his serve all through the match, profitable his twenty first straight service level on championship level handy Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury their second consecutive runner-up end within the Omnium Banque Nationale présenté par Rogers following the 6-2, 7-6(4) victory.
“This was our first match collectively 5 years in the past, so it’s a really particular match for us and it means loads to win this title,” Zeballos stated. “It was a pleasure to play in entrance of this lovely crowd.”
Granollers stated, “Rajeev and Joe are one of many best groups on tour and it’s very robust to play in opposition to them. However we’re very pleased with how we performed right now. We’re very pleased with the yr with two Masters 1000s.”
Granollers and Zeballos received the Montreal title 5 years in the past (beating Ram and Salisbury en route within the semi-finals) of their first match as a workforce.
Along with profitable the Rome title in the course of the clay swing, Granollers and Zeballos additionally reached the ultimate in Miami.
The Spanish-Argentine duo claimed two breaks within the opening set, together with one within the seventh recreation that featured a point-of-the-year contender which had the groups scrambling to all corners of the courtroom (watch beneath).
In a good second set Salisbury rallied from 0/40 at 5-all. Within the tie-break, all it took was Zeballos’ backhand chip lob return over Salisbury’s head to offer the previous champions the decisive mini-break at 5/4, from the place Zeballos claimed his twentieth and twenty first consecutive factors on serve to clinch the title and lengthen his workforce’s lead atop the PIF ATP Dwell Doubles Workforce Rankings.
