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...
Watch highlights as Leonardo Mayer and Horacio Zeballos advance to the Brisbane International presented by Suncorp doubles final. Video courtesy Tennis Australia. Visit www.BrisbaneTennis.com.au for more video. Playback not available in Australia.
Watch highlights of Argentine's Horacio Zeballos beating Frenchman Adrian Mannarino on Sunday at Roland Garros. Video courtesy Roland Garros. Getty Images photo.
Horacio Zeballos has been enjoying a rich run of form on the ATP World Tour. The 32-year-old Argentine reached the semi-finals last week at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell and is now in the quarter-finals of the BMW Open by FWU. In doubles, he and Julio Peralta prevailed last month in Houston (d. Brown/Tiafoe) and finished runner-up in February in Quito (l. Cerretani/Oswald). Zeballos has even been making a splash on social media, posing for selfies Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic after losing to them in competitive matches in Barcelona and Doha, respectively. He shares some of his tennis memories in this Biofile with Scoop Malinowski. First Tennis Memory: I remember my father's club. He has a tennis club. I...
Argentina's Horacio Zeballos might have a 1-6 career record against Top 10 players, but the 32 year old likely has the best collection of post-match selfies on the ATP World Tour. Earlier this year, Zeballos requested his first big-time selfie, smiling with Novak Djokovic following a second-round loss in Dubai. On Saturday, Zeballos added another snap to his portfolio, posing with Rafael Nadal following Nadal's 6-3, 6-4 victory against Zeballos in the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell semi-finals. “For me, it’s an honour if someone asks to take a picture with me. Horacio had a great run in the tournament,” Nadal said. Que linda tarde! Perdi si! Pero que bien la pase! Me queda este recuerdo hermoso. Gracias Rafa!!! Que linda...
