Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori made history on Wednesday when they reached the Rolex Shanghai Masters quarter-finals to guarantee their qualification for the Nitto ATP Finals.
In the first three editions of the season finale held in Turin (2021-23), no Italian player competed in the doubles field. This year, there will be an all-Italian team in Bolelli and Vavassori. They will join countryman Jannik Sinner, who was the first singles qualifier for the year-end championships, at Inalpi Arena from 10-17 November.
In their first full season as a team, Bolelli and Vavassori have proven one of the most consistent duos on the ATP Tour. They have won three titles so far in 2024, lifting trophies in Buenos Aires, Halle and Beijing.
[ATP APP]The Italians also performed well at the majors, reaching the final at the Australian Open and Roland Garros. They also advanced to the semi-finals in Indian Wells and Rio de Janeiro.
This will be Bolelli’s second appearance in the Nitto ATP Finals, having played with Fabio Fognini in 2015 in London. Vavassori will compete in the prestigious event for the first time.
The Italians are the third doubles team to qualify, joining Marcelo Arevalo/Mate Pavic and Marcel Granollers/Horacio Zeballos.
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