Four match points saved were worth more than entering the semifinals of the Masters 1000 ATP Mutua Madrid Open. They mean to make history for the Spanish Marcel Granollers and the Argentine Horacio Zeballos.
His emphatic wins over Monegasque Hugo Nys and Polish Jan Zielinzki by 4-6, 6-2 and 16-14 will mean they will both join the world number one in the specialty in the next ATP rankings, on Monday , May 6.
Granollers will officially become the second Spaniard to top the list on the ATP Tour, having been born in 1976. The Catalan joined Emilio Sánchez Vicario, which rose to number one on April 3, 1989, where it remained for a total of six weeks. Zeballos was the first Argentine.
In singles they reigned supreme Carlos Moyà, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Rafa Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz. In women, Arantxa Sánchez Vicariowho also led the doubles, and Garbine Muguruza. Vivi Ruano It is also number one in pairs.
Marcel Granollers tHe is 38 years old, he won 25 doubles titles in 54 finals. His best success, in addition to participating in the success of the Spanish Davis Cup team, was winning the Masters with Marc López in London 2012.
He played in five Grand Slam finals, two with Marc Lopez and three others Horacio Zeballos39 years old and with whom he has been in tandem since the summer of 2019. Together they have won eight crowns, including Madrid in 2021.
They will compete in the semis of Madrid 2024 against Israeli Ariel Behar and Czech Adam Pavlasek.
Source: La Verdad
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