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Koolhof/Mektic advanced to the finals in Shanghai
2020 Nitto ATP Finals champions boost Turin qualification hopes
October 11, 2024
Rolex Shanghai Masters
Wesley Koolhof and Nikola Mektic are into their fifth final of the 2024 Rolex Shanghai Masters.
By ATP staff
Wesley Koolhof and Nikola Mektic received another tough test on Friday at the Rolex Shanghai Masters to strengthen their chances of qualifying for the Nitto ATP Finals.
The pair came out of the third break of the week’s tournament undefeated against Santiago Gonzalez and Edouard Roger-Vasselin, the pair winning 6-7(3), 6-4, 10-6 to book their place in their fifth final of the season.
Koolhof and Mektic won the Nitto ATP Finals in 2020 and, after three years with separate partners, reunited in an attempt to replicate that success.
With three titles as a pair in 2024, including the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Koolhof and Mektic have risen to seventh in the PIF ATP Live Doubles Teams Rankings, leapfrogging Wimbledon champions Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten.
However, with Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow in ninth place trailing them with only 453 points, Koolhof and Mektic will not rest in the remaining weeks of the year.
In their first final in Shanghai as a team, the Dutch-Croatian duo will face Jean-Julien Rojer and Adam Pavlasek or Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni for the trophy.
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