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Granollers/Zeballos surge into Australian Open SFs
Third seeds are the highest-ranked team left in the draw
January 28, 2026
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Horacio Zeballos and Marcel Granollers won two major titles in 2025 (file photo).
By ATP Staff
Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos strengthened their push for a maiden Australian Open title on Wednesday, when they moved into the semi-finals.
The third seeds — the highest-ranked team left in the draw — defeated Brazilians Orlando Luz and Rafael Matos 6-3, 6-4. Granollers and Zeballos won their first two major trophies at Roland Garros and the US Open last year and will next face sixth seeds Christian Harrison and Neal Skupski at Melbourne Park.
Harrison and Skupski, who both competed at the Nitto ATP Finals with different partners, are playing in just their second tournament together. The American-British duo defeated Petr Nouza and Patrik Rikl 6-2, 6-3 to reach the last four.
In the top half of the draw, Luke Johnson and Jan Zielinski upset fourth seeds Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic 7-6(5), 6-2. They converted three of the four break points they created against the former World No. 1s, according to Infosys Stats, en route to their first major semi-final as a team.
They will face Aussie wild cards Jason Kubler and Marc Polmans, who overcame 12th seeds Sadio Doumbia and Fabien Reboul 6-4, 7-6(3) on Tuesday. Kubler won the 2023 Australian Open title, partnering Rinky Hijikata to defeat Hugo Nys and Zielinski. Polmans is back in the semi-finals in Melbourne for the first time since 2017.
