Tsitsipas brothers save 3 MPs to win Gstaad doubles opener
Petros Tsitsipas and Stefanos Tsitsipas survived three match points to pull off an opening-round doubles upset on Tuesday at the EFG Swiss Open Gstaad. The Greek brothers edged fourth seeds Nicolas Barrientos and Luke Johnson 4-6, 6-4, 14-12, capping off the victory by winning the final three points of the Match Tie-break.
The pair won two of three break points and dominated on first serve with a 72 percent win rate, according to Infosys ATP Stats. After being broken three times in the opening set, they saved all four break points against them in set two.
One of the match point saves came on return at 11/12 in the Match Tie-break, sparking that run of three points to close out the win.
[ATP APP]Seeds advance in Hamburg
Both main-draw doubles matches at the Hamburg Open were won by seeded teams on Tuesday. Third-seeded Frenchmen Fabien Reboul and Edouard Roger-Vasselin beat Dustin Brown and Daniel Masur 6-4, 6-3 to open their campaign at the ATP 250 breaking four times on seven chances.
Their quarterfinal opponents will be Lloyd Glasspool and Jean-Julien Rojer, who earned a 6-4, 7-6(5) victory against singles stars Francisco Cerundolo and Pedro Martinez. The seventh seeds saved nine of 11 break points against them while converting on an efficient three out of four break chances.
Cash/Galloway make winning start in Newport
Second seeds Julian Cash and Robert Galloway made a strong start at the Infosys Hall of Fame Open in Newport, earning a 6-3, 6-4 win against Frenchmen Adrian Mannarino and Harold Mayot. This season’s Delray Beach and Mallorca champions hit seven aces and dropped serve just once in the victory.
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Julian Cash and Robert Galloway. Photo credit: ITHF/Kyle Prudhomme
Aussies Luke Saville and Aleksandar Vukic earned an upset at the ATP 250, knocking off the eighth-seeded Indian pairing of Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli and Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha 6-1, 6-4.
French success in Bastad
Two all-French teams advanced on Tuesday at the Nordea Open in Bastad. Alexandre Muller and #NextGenATP star Luca Van Assche earned a 6-3, 6-4 win against Karol Drzewiecki and Sumit Nagal, while Manuel Guinard and Gregoire Jacq beat fourth-seeded Brazilians Fernando Romboli and Marcelo Zormann 6-3, 6-4.
France’s Theo Arribage, teaming with Roman Safiullin, also advanced at the ATP 250 courtesy of a 6-3, 6-2 win against Mariano Navone and Cameron Norrie.
Rafael Nadal and Casper Ruud, who upset second seeds Guido Andreozzi and Miguel Reyes-Varela on Monday, will be back in doubles action on Wednesdsay when they face Arribage and Safiullin in the quarter-finals.
What to know about the 2024 ATP Doubles Trial implemented this week in Hamburg, Gstaad and Newport
- Singles versus doubles team matches in the first round whenever possible by increasing the number of doubles seeded teams to 8 (up from 4)
- 21 seconds between all points
- 60-second changeovers with a time call after 40 seconds. Points should start at the 60-second mark at the latest
- Free crowd movement
- Doubles-only court (when possible)