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Purcell/Thompson feuded with the Granollers/Zeballos in New York
Krawietz/Puetz advances with three-set victory
September 01, 2024
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Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson play Sunday at the US Open.
By ATP staff
Can Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson complete a Grand Slam redemption story at the US Open?
The Australian duo booked their place in the quarter-finals on a tough court on Friday afternoon with a 7-6 (3), 6-3 victory over Nuno Borges and Francisco Cabral. Purcell and Thompson did not face a break point in their 86-minute victory at the Grandstand, where they hit 32 winners to Borges and Cabral’s 18.
Ranked seventh at Flushing Meadows, Purcell and Thompson are chasing their first Grand Slam title as a team. The pair held three points at Wimbledon in July before losing badly to Harry Heliovaara and Henry Patten. They have lifted three ATP 250 trophies together this year, however, and the pair currently climb to seventh in the PIF ATP Live Doubles Teams Rankings as they chase a spot in the season-ending Nitto ATP Finals.
Standing in the way of Purcell and Thompson in the last eight in New York are top seeds Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos. The Spanish-Argentine pair defeated Yuki Bhambri and Albano Olivetti 6-2, 6-2 in the 62-minute third round.
In the lower half of the draw, 10th seeds Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz eliminated fifth seeds Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(4). The German pair, who have reached the quarter-finals of the Australian Open and Wimbledon this year, will face 16th seeds Rohan Bopanna/Matthew Ebden and 16th seeds Maximo Gonzalez/Andres Molteni in the last eight.
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