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Ram/Salisbury beat Medvedev/Safiullin in Montreal doubles QFs

Top seed Granollers/Zeballos wins twice on Saturday

August 11, 2024

In Saturday’s intense doubles action at the Omnium Banque National presented par Rogers, third seeds Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury beat singles stars Daniil Medvedev and Roman Safiullin to advance to the semi-finals at the ATP Masters 1000.

The American-British pair secured a 6-4, 6-4 victory after three service breaks. They dominated the quarter-final match, winning 86 percent (25/29) points after their first serve, according to Infosys ATP Stats.

Hugo Nys and Jan Zielinski await in the semi-finals, after getting a walkover against Jack Draper and Jannik Sinner on Friday.

Top seed Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos picked up two wins on Saturday to reach the semis. After finishing 6-4, 6-2 against Tomas Martin Etcheverry and Alejandro Tabilo, they completed their doubles career with a 6-3, 6-4 victory against fifth-seeded Italians Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori.

Marcel Granollers, Horacio Zeballos”.
Marcel Granollers plays up top alongside Horacio Zeballos on Saturday in Montreal. Photo by Pete Staples/ATP Tour.

The Spanish-Argentinian pair will next meet Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic, after the fourth seeds beat Germany’s Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz 3-6, 6-2, 10-5.

That semi-final will see first place (Granollers/Zeballos) and second place (Arevalo/Pavic) in the PIF ATP Live Doubles Teams Rankings square off, with both in strong position to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin.