Rublev Clinches Marseille Double

Russia’s Andrey Rublev completed a Open 13 Provence double on Sunday as he lifted the doubles trophy with Ukrainian Denys Molchanov, just hours after winning the singles title in Marseille.

The unseeded pair raised their level to rally from a set down, downing second seeds Raven Klaasen and Ben McLachlan 4-6, 7-5, 10-7 to end their debut week as a team in style.

With his victory, Rublev has become just the third player to sweep both the singles and doubles titles in the tournament’s 30-year history. Swede Thomas Enqvist clinched both crowns in 1997, while Frenchman Michael Llorda accomplished the fete in 2010. Rublev beat Felix Auger-Aliassime in the singles final.

Molchanov and Rublev won decisive Match Tie-breaks in all four of their clashes at the ATP 250 event, triumphing after one hour and 31 minutes in the final as they sealed victory on their third match point.

Molchanov was competing in his second tour-level final, having lost in the Gstaad championship match in 2018 (w/Zelenay). Rublev has now earned three ATP Tour doubles titles, also triumphing in Moscow in 2015 (w/Tursunov) and Doha last season (w/Karatsev).

Klaasen, 39, and McLachlan, 29, were aiming to win their third tour-level crown together, after enjoying title runs in Cologne in 2020 and Washington last year.