4 of the Prime 8 males within the Pepperstone ATP Doubles Reside Rankings meet on Sunday in Turin, with storylines aplenty within the Nitto ATP Finals title match.
Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury are looking for to finish unfinished enterprise of their fourth straight look on the season finale, whereas Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic hunt revenge after a semi-final defeat to the American-British duo final yr in Turin. Each groups deliver good 4-0 data on the week into the high-stakes showdown, with the profitable crew to earn 1,500 Pepperstone ATP Doubles Rankings factors and $930,300 as undefeated champions.
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Ram/Salisbury fell to Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut within the 2021 last, however enter this yr’s title tilt filled with confidence after defeating prime seeds Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski in Saturday’s semis to storm into the championship match.
“We’re very joyful to be by way of,” Salisbury mentioned after the 7-6(7), 6-4 victory. “I really feel we’re fairly good at dealing with no matter any scenario we’re in. It was powerful not closing it out extra easy within the [first set] tie-break, however we fought laborious and acquired it executed finally. We then stayed targeted and performed fairly sensible and held onto our serve effectively. We’re fairly pleased with the efficiency.”
The second seeds gained titles on the US Open and on the ATP Masters 1000s in Monte Carlo and Cincinnati this yr, recording an ideal 3-0 document in finals.
Mektic/Pavic superior to the ultimate with a dramatic 6-4, 6-7(4), 10-6 win towards Lloyd Glasspool and Harri Heliovaara on Saturday night. The Croatians are trying ahead to their alternative to avenge a 4-6, 7-6(3), 10-4 loss to Ram/Salisbury one yr in the past on the season finale, the latest assembly between the pairs.
“I bear in mind within the semis we misplaced a troublesome match,” Pavic mentioned. “We didn’t drop our serve, they gained in a Match Tie-break, and I’m anticipating the identical factor. They just like the court docket and the situations. I’m trying ahead to it. That’s the reason you play, to go on the massive stage.”
Mektic is the one one of many 4 finalists with a Nitto ATP Finals crown in his trophy case, the 33-year-old profitable the 2020 title with Koolhof. Collectively, Mektic/Pavic gained 5 ATP Tour titles this yr, their greatest triumph a title defence in Rome. They’ve gained 14 tour-level titles prior to now two years, together with at Wimbledon and the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.