Doubles
Gonzalez/Molteni attain Shanghai ultimate, enhance Turin hopes
Argentine duo to face Koolhof/Mektic in championship match
October 12, 2024
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Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni in semi-final motion on Saturday on the Rolex Shanghai Masters.
By ATP Workers
Are Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni rounding into type in time to seal a Nitto ATP Finals spot?
The Argentine pair on Saturday edged Adam Pavlasek and Jean-Julien Rojer 4-6, 7-5. 10-8 to achieve the ultimate on the Rolex Shanghai Masters. Gonzalez and Molteni’s 99-minute triumph was primarily based on a rock-solid serving efficiency, they usually completed the match having gained 83 per cent (40/48) of factors behind their first deliveries, in line with Infosys ATP Stats.
After arriving in Shanghai having misplaced seven of their previous 12 tour-level matches, Gonzalez and Molteni will now contest their second ATP Masters 1000 ultimate after they lifted the 2023 Cincinnati title. They’ve to date risen 4 spots to tenth within the PIF ATP Reside Doubles Groups Rankings on account of their run in China, the place they’ve boosted their hopes of a second Nitto ATP Finals look after they made their debut in Turin final yr.
Awaiting Gonzalez and Molteni in Sunday’s championship match inside Qizhong Forest Sports activities Metropolis Area will probably be Wesley Koolhof and Nikola Mektic. The 2 groups have cut up their earlier two Lexus ATP Head2Head conferences to date, with Koolhof/Mektic profitable in January in Auckland earlier than Gonzalez/Molteni avenged that loss in April in Barcelona.
