Nys & Zielinski down Montreal second seeds, next face Draper & Sinner
Hugo Nys and Jan Zielinski reached the quarter-finals of the Omnium Banque National présenté par Rogers on Thursday, when they downed second seeds Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden 4-6, 6-3, 10-7.
Seeded 14th, the Monegasque-Polish team held its nerves in the closing stages, converting their fourth match point to set a quarter-final clash against singles stars Jack Draper and Jannik Sinner.
[ATP APP]Daniil Medvedev and Roman Safiullin also rallied from a set down, overcoming sixth seeds Santiago Gonzalez and Edouard Roger-Vasselin 3-6, 6-1, 10-7. Into the last eight, Medvedev and Safiullin will meet third seeds Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury. The 2021 champions defeated 15th seeds Lloyd Glasspool and Nikola Mektic 6-4, 7-6(4).
Fourth seeds Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic, who won Roland Garros this year, advanced with a 7-6(4), 6-3 victory against ninth seeds Neal Skupski and Michael Venus.
Fifth-seeded Italians Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori ousted 12th seeds Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson 6-3, 7-6(4). Bolelli and Vavassori are third in the PIF ATP Live Doubles Race To Turin.
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Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori in Montreal action Thursday. Credit: Peter Staples/ATP Tour