Doubles
Bolelli/Vavassori blaze into the playoffs at Nitto ATP Finals
Italians are unbeaten at 2-0 in Peter Fleming Group
November 11, 2025
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Andrea Vavassori and Simone Bolleli in action on Tuesday in Turin.
By Jerome Coombe
Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori once again thrilled their home fans in Turin on Tuesday, sealing their semi-final berth at the Nitto ATP Finals with another high-octane victory.
The Italians took down Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos 7-6(4), 6-4 to extend their statement run at the season’s grand finale. After dismantling top seeds Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool in their opener, Bolelli and Vavassori’s one-hour, 35-minute triumph guaranteed their spot in the knockout rounds — a year after falling short in the round-robin stage on debut.
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The turning point came late in a tense first set. Serving at 4-4, Turin native Vavassori fended off three consecutive break points before igniting the Inalpi Arena with a blistering backhand return winner in the tie-break, propelling them to a decisive 4/2 lead they would not relinquish.
Now unbeaten at 2-0 in the Peter Fleming Group — having won all four sets played — Bolelli and Vavassori will face defending champions Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz in their final round-robin clash on Thursday. With their victory, they also improved to 3-2 in their Lexus ATP Head2Head series with Granollers and Zeballos.
With a 37-20 record on the year, according to the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index, the Italian duo continues to build on its impressive 2025 season, highlighted by titles in Adelaide, Rotterdam, Hamburg and Washington.
