Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic will play in their first ATP World Tour doubles final as a team after beating top seeds Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan 7-6(3), 6-3 on Saturday at the Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart
Marach and Pavic hit 15 aces and relented only five points on their first serve, winning 89 per cent (42/47). The fourth seeds, who started playing together earlier this year in Miami, also never faced a break point and converted one of their five break chances against the Bryan brothers.
Marach/Pavic will meet second seeds Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares in Sunday's final.
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