Escobar/Nedovyesov Triumph In Bastad

Competing together for just the second time, Gonzalo Escobar and Aleksandr Nedovyesov clinched their first tour-level doubles title as a team on Sunday at the Nordea Open.

The Ecuadorian-Kazakhstani team produced a dominant performance to overcome Rafael Matos and Francisco Cabral 6-2, 6-2 in 76 minutes at the ATP 250 clay-court event in Bastad.

“It is amazing. We are pleased with the performance,” Nedovyesov said. “We didn’t start well but at the end of the day we won 6-2, 6-2, so I am really happy with the performance and looking forward to the next event.”

Escobar and Nedovyesov, who did not drop a set en route to the title, won 77 per cent (20/26) of their first-serve points and broke Cabral and Matos’ serves five times.

“We just formed this team and are feeling very good together. I think it was just a matter of time we won matches in a row,” Escobar said.

Earlier this season, Escobar and Nedovyesov reached the final at ‘s-Hertogenbosch in their first tour-level event as a team, before they lifted the trophy at the ATP Challenger Tour event in Ilkley. Sunday’s victory was Nedovyesov’s first tour-level triumph, while Escobar has now won four titles.