The couple formed by the Spaniards Marcel Granollers and the Argentine Horacio Zeballos was eliminated this Thursday from the ATP Finals, after losing to the Australians Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson marked by a very long tiebreak that put the oceanic team ahead, in a match that ended 7-6 (14) and 6-3.
The mathematical options of the Spaniard and the Argentine to enter the semifinals of Turin is to win in two sets, but after recovering from the ‘break’ suffered on their first serve and fought for almost 20 minutes in the tiebreaker, they were eliminated by the loser of the ‘ tie-break’ by 16-14.
In the second set, with Granollers and Zeballos out, as well as the Australians classified second in the group, the initial parity gave way to absolute dominance by the Australians, with a ‘break’ winning the set with 6- 3 end.
Granollers and Zeballos, finalists of the last edition, with this defeat also lost the chance to finish as the number 1 couple of the season.
Granollers will play in the Davis Cup final with Spain in Malaga next week, in what will be a withdrawal Rafael Nadalwho is already in town in Spain to prepare for the tournament.
Source: La Verdad
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