The pair formed by the Argentine and the Spaniard say goodbye to the tournament of the eight best pairs after failing to advance from the group stage.
Nitto ATP Finals 2024 Results
Granollers and Zeballos end their year
The last match of the group stage of the duo Zeballos/Granollers It became decisive for the couple in their attempt to try to advance to the semifinals of the tournament. The duo had just lost the two previous games and only a carom could give them a pass to the next round of the tournament. For its part, Jordan Thompson y Max Purcell They arrived with the idea of continuing to fight for number one until the end and being able to extend their stay in Turin as much as possible. The face to face between both pairs favored the Australians, winners of the two previous matches between them.
Very long tie break in the first set
The match began in the worst possible way for the interests of the Spanish speakers, who gave up serve in the first game to start behind on the scoreboard. The Australians, both with good serves, had very good first turns of service. Furthermore, in the seventh game they had two more breaking balls that they could not take advantage of. This gave wings to Marcel and Horacio, who broke in the eighth game to tie at four. Thus, the tie break became necessary to define the winner. After more than 20 minutes, the Oceanians took the lead.
Australians close
Losing that long tie break affected Granollers and Zeballos, who gave up the first of their serves to make the score 0-2. From that moment on, they tried to recover the disadvantage against two very solid rivals. Added to this, they had to save two more break chances in the sixth game to avoid an early defeat.. However, this only served to prolong his death as the initial break was enough for the Australians. Finally, Thompson and Purcell eliminate the Spanish-speaking duo that failed to win a single game in the competition.
