Glasspool/Heliovaara Strengthen Turin Bid With Stockholm QF Win

Lloyd Glasspool and Harri Heliovaara moved up one place in the Pepperstone ATP Live Doubles Teams Rankings on Thursday by reaching the Stockholm semi-finals. The British/Finnish duo climbed to sixth in the Race, one spot ahead of Thanasi Kokkinakis and Nick Kyrgios, courtesy of a 6-2, 6-3 win against the Czech pair of Roman Jebavy and Adam Pavlasek at the Stockholm Open.

The third seeds won each set by a single break of serve, saving both break points against them in the contest. The victory sets a matchup against Maxime Cressy and Albano Olivetti, who earned a 6-4, 6-4 win against Colombians Diego Hidalgo and Cristian Rodriguez.

With 3,180 points in the Doubles Race, Glasspool/Heliovaara are 220 points clear of Tim Puetz and Michael Venus in eighth place, with a Top 7 finish needed to guarantee qualification for the Nitto ATP Finals. This year’s Hamburg champions would finish the week on 3,340 points by claiming their second title of the season at the ATP 250 in Naples.

Dodig/Krajicek Advance In Naples
In need of a late surge to reach the Nitto ATP Finals, Ivan Dodig and Austin Krajicek progressed to the Naples semi-finals with a dominant 6-1, 6-1 win against Pedro Cachin and Roberto Carballes Baena. The top seeds remain in 12th place in the Doubles Race, but could move into 10th with a title at the Tennis Napoli Cup. It would be their second ATP Tour trophy of 2022 (Lyon).

They will next face Italians Lorenzo Sonego and Andrea Vavassori, who defeated Tomislav Brkic and Gonzalo Escobar 6-4, 7-5 in the quarters.

Bopanna/Middelkoop Reach Antwerp SFs
Rohan Bopanna and Matwe Middelkoop are also chasing a spot in Turin and have moved up to 15th place in the Doubles Race this week with a run to the Antwerp semi-finals. The second seeds scored a 6-4, 6-1 victory against the British duo of Daniel Evans and Jonny O’Mara on Thursday at the European Open.

Two other Antwerp doubles matches were decided in Match Tie-breaks: Fourth seeds Nicolas Mahut and Edouard Roger-Vasselin edged Hugo Nys and Jan Zielinski 2-6, 6-1, 10-6, while the Dutch team of Sander Arends and David Pel upset third-seeded Germans Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies 4-6, 6-3, 10-4.