Defending\u00a0Roland Garros\u00a0champions\u00a0Marcel Granollers\u00a0and\u00a0Horacio Zeballos\u00a0returned to the title match in Paris on Friday, when they overcame Italians\u00a0Simone Bolelli\u00a0and\u00a0Andrea Vavassori\u00a07-6(4), 6-4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bolelli and Vavassori were chasing their second title of the clay-court swing after triumphing at the ATP Masters 1000 event in Rome last month. However, they could not find a way past the Spanish-Argentine team in a tight semi-final battle on Court Simonne-Mathieu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The top seeds saved all three break points they faced and were ruthlessly efficient at the closing stages of each set to move to within one win of defending the title. Playing for their third major crown as a team and second in the French capital, Granollers and Zeballos will play\u00a0Harri Heliovaara\u00a0and\u00a0Henry Patten\u00a0in Saturday\u2019s final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I think we played a really good match,” Zeballos said. “It was a very tough match against one of the best teams in the world right now. We are so, so happy to be one more time in the final in such a beautiful tournament. Right now I feel blessed, and hopefully we can continue with this level tomorrow.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Heliovaara\/Patten reach maiden\u00a0Roland Garros\u00a0final<\/strong> The second seeds maintained their spotless run in Paris with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Frenchmen Quentin Halys and Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the semi-finals. Heliovaara and Patten, who are first in the PIF ATP Live Doubles Teams Rankings, are targeting their fifth title of the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Finn and Briton have already lifted trophies in Adelaide, Doha, Dubai, and Madrid this year and are now aiming to claim their first major title of the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Defending champs Granollers\/Zeballos book\u00a0Roland Garros\u00a0SF spot The top seeds trailed\u00a0Hugo Nys\u00a0and\u00a0Edouard Roger-Vasselin\u00a00-3 in the second set, but they regrouped to reel off six of the next seven games and power to a 6-3, 6-4 victory. Granollers and Zeballos, who are chasing their third major title as a team, will meet fifth seeds\u00a0Simone Bolelli\u00a0and\u00a0Andrea Vavassori\u00a0in a heavyweight semi-final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the bottom half of the draw,\u00a0Harri Heliovaara\u00a0and\u00a0Henry Patten\u00a0also advanced to the semi-finals on Wednesday. The second seeds downed\u00a0Marcelo Demoliner\u00a0and\u00a0N.Sriram Balaji\u00a06-3, 6-4. The Finnish-British duo is first in the PIF ATP Live Doubles Teams Rankings and aiming to win its fifth trophy of 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bolelli\/Vavassori save 2 MPs to clinch\u00a0Roland Garros\u00a0QF thriller Having opened their title bid at the clay major with three straight-sets victories, Bolelli and Vavassori were forced to save two match points in a pulsating Match Tie-break before earning a 6-7(7), 6-1, 7-6(14-12) triumph against\u00a0Petr Nouza\u00a0and\u00a0Neil Oberleitner. The Italian fifth seeds saved the match points at 8\/9 and 10\/11 before converting their own fourth match point for a two-hour, 40-minute win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Roland Garros\u00a0finalists in 2024, Bolelli and Vavassori will take on top seeds\u00a0Marcel Granollers\u00a0and\u00a0Horacio Zeballos\u00a0or 10th seeds\u00a0Hugo Nys\u00a0and\u00a0Edouard Roger-Vasselin\u00a0in this year\u2019s semi-finals. The duo, which has this year already lifted ATP Masters 1000 titles in Miami and Rome as well as an ATP 500 crown in Rotterdam, is chasing its first Grand Slam trophy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Heliovaara\/Patten march on at\u00a0Roland Garros, Arends\/Pel stun Arevalo\/Pavic<\/strong> The current leaders in the PIF ATP Live Doubles Teams Rankings, Heliovaara and Patten are this fortnight chasing their fifth tour-level trophy of the season. Standing in the pair\u2019s way next in Paris will be N.Sriram Balaji and Marcelo Demoliner, who upset sixth seed\u00a0Kevin Krawietz\u00a0and\u00a0Tim Puetz\u00a07-5, 6-4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sander Arends\u00a0and\u00a0David Pel\u00a0also notched a notable triumph on Monday in the French capital. The Dutch duo rallied to stun 2024 champions and seventh seeds\u00a0Marcelo Arevalo\u00a0and\u00a0Mate Pavic\u00a03-6, 7-6(7), 7-6(10-6) and set a last-eight clash with Quentin Halys and Pierre-Hugues Herbert. Halys and Herbert booked their quarter-final berth by prevailing 6-3, 6-3 in an all-French clash with Titouan Droguet and Hugo Gaston.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bolelli\/Vavassori march into\u00a0Roland Garros\u00a0QFs<\/strong> The Italians needed just 74 minutes to down\u00a0Jakub Paul\u00a0and\u00a0Marcus Willis\u00a06-4, 6-3 at the clay-court major. Bolelli and Vavassori, who triumphed in Rome two weeks ago, will next meet\u00a0Petr Nouza\u00a0and\u00a0Neil Oberleitner, who overcame\u00a0Adam Pavlasek\u00a0and\u00a0Patrik Rikl\u00a06-2, 6-7(1), 6-3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Top seeds\u00a0Marcel Granollers\u00a0and\u00a0Horacio Zeballos\u00a0also advanced to the quarter-finals on Sunday. They led\u00a0Alexander Erler\u00a0and\u00a0Lucas Miedler\u00a06-4, 1-1 when the Austrians retired.\u00a0Kevin Krawietz\u00a0and\u00a0Tim Puetz\u00a0booked their spot in the third round with a 6-3, 6-4 win over\u00a0Roman Andres Burruchaga\u00a0and\u00a0Thiago Agustin Tirante.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Former champs Arevalo\/Pavic book R3 spot at\u00a0Roland Garros The seventh-seeded duo held off\u00a0Robert Galloway\u00a0and\u00a0John Peers\u00a06-4, 3-6, 6-3 in a one-hour, 46-minute second-round battle. Arevalo and Pavic, the 2024 champions at the clay major in Paris, were outhit by 29 winners to 37, according to Infosys Stats. Yet they earned the decisive break of the third set in the fourth game and did not look back en route to victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Currently sixth in the PIF ATP Live Doubles Teams Rankings, Arevalo and Pavic will next take on\u00a0Sander Arends\u00a0and\u00a0David Pel\u00a0as they chase their first title of 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Alexander Erler\u00a0and\u00a0Lucas Miedler\u00a0also held firm for a three-set victory on Saturday. The Austrian duo overcame Americans\u00a0Benjamin Kittay\u00a0and\u00a0Rajeev Ram\u00a07-5, 4-6, 6-4 to book a meeting with top seeds and defending champions\u00a0Marcel Granollers\u00a0and\u00a0Horacio Zeballos. Meanwhile\u00a0Andre Goransson\u00a0and\u00a0Evan King\u00a0will play second seeds\u00a0Harri Heliovaara\u00a0and\u00a0Henry Patten\u00a0for a quarter-final spot after defeating\u00a0Diego Hidalgo\u00a0and\u00a0Patrik Trhac\u00a07-6(2), 7-6(4).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bolelli\/Vavassori among seeded teams to shine in\u00a0Roland Garros\u00a0R2 action<\/strong> The fifth-seeded Italians, who have already lifted ATP Masters 1000 trophies in Miami and Rome this season, eased past\u00a0Yuki Bhambri\u00a0and\u00a0Michael Venus\u00a06-3, 6-4 to reach the third round at the clay major for the third consecutive year. The 2024 finalists Bolelli and Vavassori did not face a break point in their 80-minute win against Bhambri and Venus, according to Infosys Stats, and they will next take on\u00a0Jakub Paul\u00a0and\u00a0Marcus Willis\u00a0in Paris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Top seeds and defending champions\u00a0Marcel Granollers\u00a0and\u00a0Horacio Zeballos\u00a0matched Bolelli and Vavassori\u2019s scoreline, overcoming\u00a0Vasil Kirkov\u00a0and\u00a0Bart Stevens\u00a06-3, 6-4. The Spanish-Argentine duo will play\u00a0Benjamin Kittay\u00a0and\u00a0Rajeev Ram\u00a0or\u00a0Alexander Erler\u00a0and\u00a0Lucas Miedler\u00a0for a quarter-final spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Harri Heliovaara\u00a0and\u00a0Henry Patten\u00a0also enjoyed a straight-sets victory in the French capital. The second seeds downed\u00a0Mattia Bellucci\u00a0and\u00a0Fabian Marozsan\u00a06-1, 6-4 to advance to face\u00a0Andre Goransson\u00a0and\u00a0Evan King\u00a0or\u00a0Diego Hidalgo\u00a0and\u00a0Patrik Trhac. There was one big upset on Friday, however, with\u00a0Adam Pavlasek\u00a0and Petr Rikl sinking third seeds\u00a0Julian Cash\u00a0and\u00a0Lloyd Glasspool\u00a06-4, 6-4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Heliovaara\/Patten down singles stars in\u00a0Roland Garros\u00a0opener<\/strong> Heliovaara and Patten, who are first in the PIF ATP Live Doubles Teams Rankings after a stunning start to the season, will next meet another pair of singles stars in Paris:\u00a0Mattia Bellucci\u00a0and\u00a0Fabian Marozsan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The 2024\u00a0Roland Garros\u00a0champions\u00a0Marcelo Arevalo\u00a0and\u00a0Mate Pavic\u00a0and reigning\u00a0Australian Open\u00a0winners\u00a0Christian Harrison\u00a0and\u00a0Neal Skupski\u00a0also sealed their spot in the second round of the clay-court major on Thursday. Arevalo and Pavic defeated Trey Hilderband and\u00a0Joshua Paris\u00a06-3, 6-1, while Harrison and Skupski downed\u00a0Marcelo Melo\u00a0and\u00a0Andres Molteni\u00a0by the same result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Krawietz\/Puetz ignite\u00a0Roland Garros\u00a0title bid With their one-hour, 46-minute victory, the Germans maintained their good run of form through the European clay swing, having triumphed at the ATP Masters 1000 event in Monte-Carlo last month and at the ATP 500 on home soil in Hamburg last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Krawietz is a two-time champion at\u00a0Roland Garros, but he and Puetz are aiming to win their first major trophy together this fortnight. Tenth seeds\u00a0Hugo Nys\u00a0and\u00a0Edouard Roger-Vasselin\u00a0were also winners on Wednesday in Paris, where they rallied past\u00a0Vit Kopriva\u00a0and\u00a0Filip Pieczonka\u00a02-6, 7-6(5), 6-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Granollers & Zeballos kickstart\u00a0Roland Garros\u00a0title defence in style The top seeds needed just 58 minutes to beat\u00a0Marton Fucsovics\u00a0and\u00a0Marcos Giron\u00a06-3, 6-2 and advance to the second round at the clay-court major. 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Harri Heliovaara\u00a0and\u00a0Henry Patten\u00a0continued their impressive 2026 campaign on Thursday at\u00a0Roland Garros, where they booked a spot in their first final at the clay-court major.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>Marcel Granollers\u00a0and\u00a0Horacio Zeballos\u00a0continued their\u00a0Roland Garros\u00a0title defense in clinical fashion on Wednesday in Paris, where they booked their semi-final spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>Simone Bolelli\u00a0and\u00a0Andrea Vavassori\u00a0passed their first real test of nerves at 2026\u00a0Roland Garros\u00a0in dramatic fashion on Tuesday afternoon in Paris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Harri Heliovaara\u00a0and\u00a0Henry Patten\u00a0continued their smooth pursuit of a third major title on Monday at\u00a0Roland Garros, where the second-seeded duo eased into the quarter-finals. Finland\u2019s Heliovaara and Great Britain\u2019s Patten downed\u00a0Andre Goransson\u00a0and\u00a0Evan King\u00a06-3, 6-4 on Court Simonne-Mathieu to reach the last eight in Paris for the second consecutive year. They fired 35 winners (including nine aces) past Goransson and King, according to Infosys Stats, to earn a 68-minute third-round victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Simone Bolelli\u00a0and\u00a0Andrea Vavassori\u00a0continued their latest bid for a maiden major title together on Sunday at\u00a0Roland Garros, where they advanced to the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>Marcelo Arevalo\u00a0and\u00a0Mate Pavic\u00a0dug deep Saturday to ensure their bid to recapture the\u00a0Roland Garros\u00a0trophy remains on track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Simone Bolelli\u00a0and\u00a0Andrea Vavassori\u00a0were among a trio of top teams to deliver statement second-round victories on Friday at\u00a0Roland Garros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Harri Heliovaara\u00a0and\u00a0Henry Patten\u00a0began their quest for a fifth trophy of the 2026 season on Thursday at\u00a0Roland Garros, where the second seeds eased past singles stars\u00a0Nuno Borges\u00a0and\u00a0Zhang Zhizhen\u00a06-3, 6-3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>Kevin Krawietz\u00a0and\u00a0Tim Puetz\u00a0opened their title bid at\u00a0Roland Garros\u00a0on Wednesday, when the sixth seeds defeated\u00a0Andrey Golubev\u00a0and\u00a0Aleksandr Nedovyesov\u00a07-5, 7-6(4).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>Marcel Granollers\u00a0and\u00a0Horacio Zeballos\u00a0launched their\u00a0Roland Garros\u00a0title defence in commanding fashion on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n