Berrettini Gets Doubles Win in Belgrade
On Tuesday at the Serbia Open, Matteo Berrettini took to the doubles court with Italian countryman Andrea Vavassori for a 7-6 (7), 6-4 win over Andres Molteni and Frederik Nielsen. Berrettini will play singles as the second seed on Wednesday against Marco Cecchinato with the doubles quarter-finals set for Thursday.
Croatian twins Matej Sabanov and Ivan Sabanov made good use of their wild card entry to oust third seeds Raven Klaasen and Ben McLachlan, 6-4, 6-2. They’ll play Divij Sharan and Aljaz Bedene for a place in the semi-finals.
Second Seeds Fall in Barcelona
Horia Tecau and Kevin Krawietz upset second seeds Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos, 7-6(4), 7-6(3) at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadel. Despite being unseeded, Krawietz and Tecau are both experienced multiple Grand Slam doubles champions, and teamed up in 2021 for the first time (they began their partnership by reaching the Rotterdam final).
On the heels of a run to the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters final, Daniel Evans and Neal Skupski saved a match point in the deciding Match Tie-Break during a 6-4, 5-7, 13-11 win over Henri Kontinen and Edouard Roger-Vasselin.
Third-seeded Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury made quick work of Cristian Garin and Guido Pella, 6-0, 6-3.