The Argentine Horacio Zeballos and the Spanish Marcel Granollers qualified for the second consecutive time at the ATP Finals that will be played in Turin from November 14 to 21.
Horacio Zeballos and Marcel Granollers They have long established themselves as one of the best couples in the world. This was reflected after confirming their classification to the ATP finals, which also played in 2020. The Ibero-American duo has garnered, so far, 4535 points, exceeding the 4330 that is the threshold to qualify.
Zeballos / Granollers and their 2021
Lazy start to the season
The season for the Argentine and the Spanish began, directly, with the Australian Open, since previously both disputed the ATP Cup for their respective nations. In the first Major of the year could not display their best tennis and said goodbye in the first round against Nicholas Monroe and Frances Tiafoe. But, they corrected mistakes, they traveled to Acapulco and they reached the final, where the brothers Assembly, Ken and Neal, beat them. Prior to traveling to Europe, they went through the Miami M1000, falling before Tim Puetz y Alexander Zverev.
A consecrated passage through the brick dust
On the clay court tour, Zeballos and Granollers began by reaching the semifinals of the Monte Carlo M1000, where they fell in a very tough match with Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic. After quickly losing in the Count of Godó, the number 7 of the world played tremendous tennis, went step by step and became champions of the Mutua Madrid Open taking revenge on the Croats. Finally, the slow court season was culminated with the quarterfinals in the M1000 from Rome and falling in the second round of Roland Garros.
On grass, a new Grand Slam final
After a brief visit to Mallorca where they could not Novak Djokovic and Carlos Gomez-Herrera, which served them as a preparation, the Mar del Plata and the Barcelona player had two impeccable weeks in Wimbledon. On the lawn of the tennis cathedral, they played with tremendous attitude and authority to triumph in five games and make it to the final. There, again they saw the faces with Mektic and Pavic, which raised the title in four sets.
Successful fast court tour of the United States
Understanding each other, demonstrating high-flying tennis and imposing hierarchy, Horacio Zeballos and Marcel Granollers defeated four tough couples and lifted their fourth title of Masters 1000 de Cincinnati. Finally, they crowned the passage through North America reaching the quarterfinals of US Open, being defeated by the former world number 1 Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares.
