There is an Argentine who is still in competition in the Australian Open and dream big: Horacio Zeballosin duo with the Spanish Marcel Granllerswill face this Tuesday the Brazilian couple made up of Orlando Luz y Rafael Matos in one of the quarterfinal series.
The loot is unbeatable for Zeballos-Granollers (3rd), who seek to win the third Grand Slam title for their showcases and recover number 1 in the PIF ATP Ranking of the modality double.
The Spanish-Argentine duo has a lot of room to add because last year, due to an injury to Granollers, they did not compete in Melbourne Park. If they advance to the final, each member would obtain 1200 pointsaccording to the ATP distribution system.
The British Lloyd Glasspool y Julian Cash (1st and 2nd) take 1035 and 945 points – respectively – to Zebolla. They were already eliminated in the second round and will lose more than 200 points, given that last year they reached the quarterfinals.
Zeballos and Granollers They have already conquered world number 1 in doubles during the 2024 seasona historic achievement for the duo and especially for the Argentine, who became the first male tennis player in the country to lead that official ATP classification.
The Australian Open represents an opportunity to reinforce their dominance in the doubles category and confirm their place among the most consistent couples on the circuit, after achieving the double crown last year in Roland Garros y US Openhis first two Grand Slam titles.
Zeballos and Granollers demonstrated solidity for the big events and will seek to replicate their best version in Melbourne Park. They are favorites against the Brazilian duo Luz-Matos and will try to impose their experience and hierarchy.
The start of the match is scheduled for 23.40 at the Accor Stadium. You can follow live on the screen ESPN y Disney+ Plan Premium.
In the first round, the duo defeated the Argentines Sebastián Báez and Francisco Comesaña by 6-2 and 6-3. In the second, it was a categorical victory against the French Corentin Moutet and Luca Sánchez by 6-1 and 6-2.
In the round of 16, in what was the most difficult season so far, Zeballos and Granollers achieved an important victory over the Americans Robert Cash y JJ Tracy (14th seeded) by 6-3, 3-6 and 6-3.
An Argentine will have action again at Melbourne Park after, last Sunday, the men’s singles team was left without national representatives. The one who went the furthest was Francisco Cerúndoloeliminated in the round of 16 by the German Alexander Zverev.
Despite the defeat, the 21st in the world achieved his best performance in Australia and equaled his performance record in Grand Slams. After three wins in a row (one of them against Andrey Rublev15th in the men’s classification and former Top 5) in which he showed a great level, Cerúndolo could not against the hierarchy of Zverev, number 3 in the ranking, who took the match 6-2, 6-4 and 6-4.
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