Andrea Vavassori and Simone Bolelli fly by force into semifinals in Rome

Internazionali d'Italia: Andrea Vavassori/Simone Bolelli- Wesley Koolhof/Nikola Metkic 6-4 6-2

Andrea Vavassori and Simone Bolelli continue their run in the doubles draw of the Internazionali d'Italia. The Italian pair, in fact, è imposed themselves on the duo composed of Wesley Koolhof and Nikola Metkic with the score of 6-4 6-2, in one hour and seventeen minutes of play, detaching the pass for the semifinals.

The start of the match è featured three consecutive breaks, then Vavassori and Bolelli were adept at taking advantage of Koolhof’s difficulties on serve to steal the serve again and go up 4-1. The opponents attempted a mini-reaction, but the blue duo managed to manage the lead and close the partial on 6-4.

In the second set, the Dutch's difficulties continued and the Italian pair&#39s supremacy became more and more pronounced. Spurred on by the crowd and mutual incitement, Vavassori and Bolelli first snatched serve in the fourth game and then repeated in the seventh to then easily end the match 6-2.

Thanks to this success, the Italian duo regains the second position in the "Race to Turin". They also shorten the distance from number one Bopanna/Ebden, defeated in the second round 6-2 6-4. In the semifinals, the two Italians will face the pair formed by Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic in a rematch of the Monte Carlo quarterfinals, where the Croatian and the player from El Salvador triumphed.