Indian Wells, super tie-breaker bitter for Bolelli and Vavassori: final fades away

Indian Wells: Granollers/Zeballos-Bolelli/Vavassori 4-6 7-6 10-8

Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori's adventure at the Indian Wells Masters 1000 ends in the semifinals. The Italian pair è was defeated in three sets by Marcelo Granollers and Horacio Zeballos, who in the course of the tournament also beat the other Italian duo present in the doubles draw, namely the one composed of Lorenzo Sonego and Jannik Sinner. The Hispanic-Argentinean duo è won in three sets with the score of 4-6 7-6 10-8 detaching the pass for the final.

The first ring of the first set è by Bolelli and Vavassori, who in the fifth game managed to raise their level by managing to break their opponents’ serve. After failing a chance to extend their lead further, the two blues are able to manage the game and close the score on 6-4.

In the second partial è the Hispanic-Argentinean duo unlocked the parity by finding the break in the fourth game. However, the Italian pair did not disunite, immediately regained the disadvantage and dragged the match to the tie-break, which è featured several ups and downs. Granollers and Zeballos start better taking immediately on 5-2, then comes the comeback of Bolelli and Vavassori, who also fail a match point. From that moment on, the Argentine tennis player took the upper hand and placed 4 consecutive points taking the match to the decisive super tie-break.

The super tie-break follows in some ways the same trend as what was seen in the final stages of the second set, with Granollers and Zeballos leading and Bolelli and Vavassori chasing. The Bolognese tried to concretize the recovery until 6-6, but è always the Argentine to push on the accelerator and close the games on 10-8.

Despite the elimination in the semifinals, the Italian pair is confirmed at the second position in the doubles Race ahead of the upcoming Nitto ATP Finals.