Horacio Zeballos (5°) y Marcel Granllers (6th) could not handle Christian Harrison (15°) y Neal Skupski (9th) and were eliminated 6-3 and 7-6 (7) in the semifinals of the Australian Open 2026.
In this way, the man from Mar del Plata could not recover the No. 1 in the ATP ranking and the Spaniard could not become the first from his country to reach the final of the first Grand Slam of the season in doubles. Grief itself? They could not extend it in the second set when they had set point.
At 40 and 39 years old, respectively, they have accumulated ten titles, including the five last year where they took the US Open and Roland Garros, they lost after one hour and 38 minutes.
Executioners of the Albicelestes Sebastián Báez and Francisco Comesaña (903rd), the French Corentin Moutet (577th) and Luca Sánchez (100th), the Americans Robert Cash (37th) and James Tracy (28th), 14th seeded, and the Brazilians Orlando Luz (59th) and Rafael Matos (43rd) in the previous rounds, the third seeds are still without power celebrate big at the Australian Open. Not even reaching the final because three semis in AO (2022, 2023 and 2026), 15 team titles, highlighting Roland Garros 2025 and US Open 2025.
The other semi deposited to the locals Jason Kubler (1432nd) and Marc Polmans (336th) in the title match: 6-2, 3-6 and 6-3 against the British Luke Johnson (41st) and the Polish Jan Zielinski (33rd).
The Australian Open 2026 can be followed live on the Disney+ Premium Plan screen.
