The American Sebastian Korda and the Australian Jordan Thompson This Saturday they lifted the trophy of the winners of the Madrid Masters 1,000 doubles tournament, after a hard-fought victory over the Uruguayan Ariel Behar and the czech Adam Pavlasek by 6-3 and 7-6 (7).
Korda and Thompson, in their first tournament together at the highest level, entered the draw thanks to the experiment launched in Madrid to open more places for individual players. The test was perfect.
Behar and Pavlasek, a regular pair – quarterfinalists at the last Australian Open – failed to convert one of the six break points they enjoyed and that’s where their options went.
The Australian-American duo took the first set comfortably, three to one break for 3-1 which they held until the end, though they needed a third set point to score the set.
His rivals, wearing the same shirt with the image of a bulldog, from the colorful brand usually worn by the Uruguayan, had two break points to change the fate of the second set, but Thompson was a giant at the net and he canceled any attempt.
The set went to a tiebreaker, with Pavlasek forcing his opponents’ errors on his service turn (4-1). They cannot maintain the margin. With a great serve from Thompson came the first match point, which the Czech neutralized with an unassailable return. The second, after a long ball from Pavlasek, was beautiful, after an exchange that ended up in the net.
Thompson, who already has six doubles titles, and Korda inherit the title won in 2023 by Russians Karem Khachanov and Andrey Rublev.
Behar, the Uruguayan Davis Cup captain, vowed to return next year for the victory.
Source: La Verdad
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