Dodig/Krajicek Advance To Rotterdam SFs | ATP Tour | Tennis

Ivan Dodig and Austin Krajicek have had a stable begin to the 2023 season. The Croatian-American duo, which reached the ultimate eventually month’s Adelaide International 2, is on the lookout for a fourth workforce title this week.

On Friday, the pair earned a razor-thin 7-6(5), 7-6(5) quarter-final victory over Santiago Gonzalez and Edouard Roger-Vasselin on the ABN AMRO Open in Rotterdam.

When Dodig and Krajicek made a run to the Adelaide-2 last earlier this 12 months, misfortune struck them earlier than the championship match. Dodig suffered an harm that pressured them to present a walkover to Marcelo Arevalo and Jean-Julien Rojer.

After a disappointing first-round exit on the Australian Open, Dodig and Krajicek are hoping to make an announcement on the ATP 500 occasion in Rotterdam, the place they’re the one seeded workforce remaining. They will subsequent meet Belgian qualifiers Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen within the semi-finals.

Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden cruised to a 6-2, 6-1 victory over fourth seeds Lloyd Glasspool and Harri Heliovaara. The Indian-Australian pair will face Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz on Saturday.

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Nicolas Barrientos and Ariel Behar rallied from a set all the way down to defeat dwelling hopes Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni 3-6, 6-4, 10-7 within the semi-finals of the Argentina Open.

While the Uruguayan Behar is a three-time doubles titlist, Barrientos is aiming to gather his first ATP Tour title. Their championship match opponent with be both Italian duo Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini or Marcelo Demoliner and Andrea Vavassori.

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Hans Hach Verdugo and Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela took down Nuno Borges and Andre Goransson 7-5, 7-5 in Friday’s doubles motion on the Delray Beach Open. They will subsequent meet Australian-American duo Rinky Hijikata and Reese Stalder.