For the second year Marcel Granollers will have the opportunity to win the tournament of Wimblendon after qualifying for the final by winning, along with the Argentine Horace Zeballos, to the germans Kevin Krawietz y Tim Puetz for 6-4 6-3. It will be the second final that the Spanish-Argentine couple will play together at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, after having lost in 2019.
“It is a great joy. We are very happy to be in a new final and motivated to win it”, assured Granollers. At 37, he is still chasing a Grand Slam title that has eluded him on every previous occasion in disputed finals, in addition to Wimbledon, in 2014 he lost at Roland Garros and the US Open, partnering with Marc Lopezwith whom he won the Masters in 2012, while with Zeballos he also lost the final of the 2019 United States Open.
The rivals of Granollers and Zeballos will be the Dutch Wesley Koolhof and the British Neal Skupski, seeded n. 1. “They are having a good season and it will be a nice duel”, highlighted Granollers.
In the 2019 final, the Catalan and the Argentine also fell to the number 1 then, the Croatians Mate Pavic y Nikola Mektic, although then the tournament was still played in five sets. “In three sets it is more stressful and more on grass, where a failure throws you out,” recalled Granollers. The finalist couple beat the Colombians in the first round Juan Sebastian Cabal y Robert Farah in three ‘tie break’, the last one 11-9, after saving a ‘match ball’ with 5-4 against in the third set.
Granollers This Saturday he will seek his 25th doubles title in 49 finals played in his career. This year she reached, together with Zeballos, the semifinals of Roland Garros and Australia, as well as a final in Geneva. Her last title was won on the grass of the 2022 Halle tournament. This Friday she will also seek her pass to the women’s doubles final in Castellón Sarah Smiles, who forms a couple with the Czech Marie Bouzkova.
2023-07-13 17:50:41
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