Chardy/Martin Book Spot In Marseille Final

23 February 2019 01:41
Jeremy Chardy and Fabrice Martin reached their third tour-level final as a team on Saturday, beating Sander Arends and Tristan-Samuel Weissborn 6-3, 7-5 at the Open 13 Provence. The French duo, which entered the tournament with a 1-2 team record in 2019, won 89 per cent of its first-serve points (40/45) and saved all three break points it faced to advance after 62 minutes. In 2017, Chardy and Martin reached two ATP Tour championship matches, triumphing in Doha (d. Pospisil/Stepanek) and finishing runner-up in Munich (l. to Cabal/Farah). Chardy and Martin are yet to drop a set in Marseille, having also beaten Andre Begemann and Rameez Junaid in the first round and fourth seeds Denys Molchanov and Igor Zelenay in the quarter-finals. The unseeded pairing will aim to become the 12th all-French team to lift the trophy in Marseille since the tournament began in 1993. Chardy and Martin will meet third seeds Ben McLachlan and Matwe Middelkoop in the final. McLachlan and Middelkoop booked their place in the final on Friday, beating Jurgen Melzer and Philipp Oswald 3-6, 7-5, 10-7. Did You Know? Last week, Chardy lifted his fifth ATP Tour doubles title alongside Henri Kontinen at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam (d. Rojer/Tecau).  .readfullarticle

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