PARIS – Austrian doubles teams are making a strong showing โat the ATP Masters 1000 tournament inโ Paris, โwith Alexander Erler already securing aโ quarter-final berthโข and Lucas Miedler advancing to theโ round of 16 on โWednesday.
Erler, partnering with American Robert Galloway, upset the seventh-seeded Italianโข duoโค of Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori 7-6(5), 7-5. Miedler and โฃhis Portuguese teammate, francisco Cabral, also secured โa victory, defeating Nuno Borges and Tomasโค Machac 6-3, 7-6.
Miedler/Cabral’sโ next challenge will be a highly anticipated โฃmatch against Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos,โ aโฃ pairingโ that has already clinched โขthe โขsecond-best ranking โin this year’s ATP โคRace, with implications for qualification for โคthe French Open and US Open.
“After the intensive week in Vienna, it was a very solid start,” said Miedler. “In โthe second set we made it โtighter โthan it should have been, but โฃoverall I’m โvery happy with theโ performance.”
Sinner advances in Singles
Meanwhile, in the singles competition, Jannik Sinner continued hisโ pursuit of the world No. 1 โคranking with a 6-4, 6-2 victoryโค over Zizouโข Bergs.
Sinner needs to win the Paris โtournament โto surpassโข carlos Alcaraz and claim the year-end No. 1 position.
