Home favourites Andres Molteni and Horacio Zeballos stunned two-time defending champions Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah 6-3, 5-7, 10/3 to win the Argentina Open on Sunday. Molteni and Zeballos became the first home team to win the title since 2010, where Zeballos triumphed alongside Sebastian Prieto. Cabal and Farah were bidding to win the title for a third consecutive year. The Argentines won 78 per cent of points on serve and dominated the decisive Match Tie-break to clinch their second title in their second tournament as a pairing, after winning the BB&T Atlanta Open on their team debut in 2016. "It is special to play here," said Zeballos. "It's something unique, with all those who are supporting us and...
Guillermo Duran and Andres Molteni claimed their first team ATP World Tour doubles title at the Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag on Saturday. The third-seeded Argentines needed one hour and 36 minutes to dispatch Croatian wild cards Marin Draganja and Tomislav Draganja 6-3, 6-7(4), 10-6. They fired four aces, while converting four of nine break chances. Duran and Molteni had an opportunity to close it out in the second set, but failed to convert on a pair of match points in the ninth game. They would drop the ensuing tie-break, but eventually emerged victorious in the deciding Match Tie-break. "We are so happy to win this week," said Duran. "Thanks to Andres for playing with me. We were a little...
Argentine Andres Molteni and Canadian Adil Shamasdin might have to give this another try. Playing together for the first time this week, the unseeded pairing captured the Open Parc Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Lyon doubles title, prevailing against New Zealand's Marcus Daniell and Brazilian Marcelo Demoliner 6-3, 3-6, 10-5 on Saturday. Molteni/Shamasdin won 82 per cent of their first-serve points and jumped out to a 6-1 lead in the Match Tie-break before clinching the title after 82 minutes. "I think we have good energy together. We're playing good, we're playing aggressive. We are really happy today to win our first title," Molteni said. [ALSO LIKE] The championship team dropped only two sets all week. The title is Molteni's second ATP World Tour doubles...
