Sabanov Twins Advance To Belgrade Final
At the Serbia Open, wild cards Ivan Sabanov and Matej Sabanov are one win away from the ATP 250 title. The twins ended Matteo Berrettini and Andrea Vavassori’s run 7-6(9), 6-3 in the semi-finals on Friday.
The Croatians saved two set points in the tie-break before running away with the match to book a place in their first ATP Tour final. They’re tied at No. 169 in the FedEx ATP rankings, and had a 1-3 ATP Tour record going into this week in Belgrade.
In the other semi-finals, Ariel Behar and Gonzalo Escobar topped Nikola Cacic and Tomislav Brkic 6-3, 6-4. Behar and Escobar are seeking their third title of 2021, having won in Delray Beach and Marbella. The Serbia Open doubles champions will be decided on Saturday at 3 pm, followed by the singles semi-finals.
Top Seeds Advance in Barcelona
The top-seeded team of Robert Farah and Juan Sebastian Cabal secured a place in the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell final with a 7-5, 6-1 win over Jeremy Chardy and Fabrice Martin.
Farah and Cabal have yet to drop a set. They’ll get a day off while the second semi-final is played on Saturday between Rajeev Ram/Joe Salisbury and Kevin Krawietz/Horia Tecau.