Doubles
Koolhof & Mektic surge into Shanghai remaining
2020 Nitto ATP Finals champions enhance hopes of Turin qualificationÂ
October 11, 2024
Rolex Shanghai Masters
Wesley Koolhof and Nikola Mektic surge into their fifth remaining of 2024 on the Rolex Shanghai Masters.
By ATP Workers
Wesley Koolhof and Nikola Mektic obtained by means of one other stern check Friday on the Rolex Shanghai Masters to bolster their probabilities of qualifying for the Nitto ATP Finals.
The pair got here by means of its third championship tie-break of the week unscathed in opposition to Santiago Gonzalez and Edouard Roger-Vasselin, the duo prevailed 6-7(3), 6-4, 10-6 to e book their spot of their fifth remaining of the season.
Koolhof and Mektic clinched the Nitto ATP Finals trophy in 2020 and, after three years with completely different companions, have reunited in a bid to emulate that success.
With three titles as a pair in 2024, together with the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Koolhof and Mektic have pushed as much as seventh within the PIF ATP Reside Doubles Groups Rankings, leapfrogging Wimbledon champions Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten.
Nonetheless, with ninth-placed Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow trailing them by simply 453 factors, Koolhof and Mektic won’t relaxation on their laurels heading into the remaining weeks of the yr.
Into their first Shanghai remaining as a workforce, the Dutch-Croatian duo will face both Jean-Julien Rojer and Adam Pavlasek or Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni for a shot on the trophy.
