Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori fly to semifinals

They had also reached the semifinals in Melbourne last year

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The good momentum of Italian tennis continues. Overnight, the Italian duo of Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori pulled off the pass for the semifinals of the Australian Open. The Italian pair ruled, in two sets, the Portuguese duo Borges/Cabral (6-4, 7-6 the match’s partials).

The Italian duo, the No. 3 seed in the men’s doubles draw, played a very shrewd match. In the key moments (two break points for the opponents at 5-4 in favor of the Italians), they were able to play with great lucidity and coolness, thus bringing home a very prestigious victory. They had also reached the semifinals in Melbourne last year

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In reality, the blue pair now has a huge chance to go all the way in Melbourne. Surprisingly, the Arevalo/Pavic duo, the No. 1 seed on the scoreboard, è was defeated by the pair formed by Dutchman Sem Verbeeck and Swede André Goransson (6-4, 4-6, 6-3), definitely the surprise of the doubles tournament. On paper, the Bolelli/Vavassori duo è absolutely favored.

The two Azzurri stars wanted to dedicate the prestigious success to their coach: "Gift for his birthday". Now the focus è already on the next match. The desire to grab the final è so much. Who knowsà maybe more gifts will come in the next few days.