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Stircrazy · Tennis legend

RE: Week 46 - ATP Year End Tour Finals - Turin, Italy (indoor hard) - DOUBLES

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Well done lads- good day for our two doubles pairs in action:

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Henry and Harri looked really good, really solid win. Henry on his ground strokes and Henry was so sharp volleying.

www.harriheliovaara.fi/2025/11/11/torino-atp-finals-rr1-heliovaara-patten-harrison-king-6-4-6-4/

Apparently, Henry got engaged as well, congrats to him and his fiancée!

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Julian and Lloyd are in action at 5 pm tonight; must win match versus Krawietz and Pütz.

Joe and Neal versus Henry and Harri is Wednesday in the 1030 slot.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Bolelli and Vavassori won again today, in straight sets, over Granollers and Zeballos. I read somewhere that Zeballos may have an calf injury, but not sure.

If Lloyd and Julian win this evening, that guarantees the Italians a last 4 spot and will make Julian and Lloyd versus Granollers and Zeballos a straight winner takes all match in the final round robin round.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Julian and Lloyd took the opening tie break. It looks a close battle though

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Moving ahead nicely in this second set, 3-0 with two breaks.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:

RR1: (7) Simone Bolelli & Andrea Vavassori (ITA/ITA) CR 27 (13+14) defeated (1) Julian Cash & Lloyd Glasspool WR 3 (2+1) by 5 & 3 bleh

RR1: (5) Joe Salisbury & Neal Skupski CR 19 (10+9) defeated (4) Marcelo Arévalo & Mate Pavic (ESA/CRO) CR 11 (7+4) by 3 & 5

RR1: (2) Harri Heliövaara & Henry Patten CR 8 (4+4) defeated (8) Christian Harrison & Evan King (USA/USA) CR 31 (15+16) by 4 & 4
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RR2: (1) Julian Cash & Lloyd Glasspool WR 3 (2+1) defeated (6) Kevin Krawietz & Tim Pütz (GER/GER) CR 22 (11+11) by 7-6(9) 6-2

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Good solid win- winner takes all versus Granollers and Zeballos on Thursday.

jb288 · Satellite level

Think I'm right in saying that win secures J & L the year end number 1 spot in the race?

Watched the match against the Italians and Lloyd had a bit of a nightmare; glad they came through today.

Hoppy · Junior player

Lots of players carrying injuries at this time of year. I think the end of season cant come soon enough

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

jb288 wrote:
Think I'm right in saying that win secures J & L the year end number 1 spot in the race?

Watched the match against the Italians and Lloyd had a bit of a nightmare; glad they came through today.

Indeed!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/articles/c04gygxr13qo

well done to them!

indiana · Tennis legend

Meantime in the singles, after Djokovic's antics had Musetti feeling compelled to play in Athens last week ( played 4 successive days, Wednesday to Saturday, 3 of these 3 setters ), he is now having to play on successive days, Monday & Tuesday, here as they bring the groups back together.

Having lost to Fritz in straight sets yesterday, he is into a 3rd set vs de Minaur this evening. Having won the first set, he lost the second and is a break down in the third.

I know it could be said that Musetti is lucky to be competing here at all, but got to feel a bit for him.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
Meantime in the singles, after Djokovic's antics had Musetti feeling compelled to play in Athens last week ( played 4 successive days, Wednesday to Saturday, 3 of these 3 setters ), he is now having to play on successive days, Monday & Tuesday, here as they bring the groups back together.

Having lost to Fritz in straight sets yesterday, he is into a 3rd set vs de Minaur this evening. Having won the first set, he lost the second and is a break down in the third.
I know it could be said that Musetti is lucky to be competing here at all, but got to feel a bit for him.

Agreed - it was also predicted and well talked about what would happen with Djoko. It did happen, and theres been v little condemnation from authorities or press. Djokovic took the Michael.

it also says something about how the players see this event - not sure it has the status the tour would like it to have.

indiana · Tennis legend

Well, it says something about how Djokovic sees the event. He is really just all about Slams now, apart from the fact that he's not generally anyway someone I would judge others by.

Not Musetti for starters, who after all of the above has kept it to one break down but now 4-5*. I have been watching a bit and he is still chasing everything down, throwing himself to the ground after one epic effort to stay in a point.