Marcel Granollers and Sergiy Stakhovsky completed a wild week at the Hall of Fame Open in Newport by taking the doubles title on Sunday over Marcelo Arevalo and Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela 6-7(10), 6-4, 13-11.
Granollers/Stakhovsky, who teamed up for the first time this week, were unable to convert on four set points in the opening set. They fought back to force a Match Tie-break and prevailed on their fourth championship point after one hour and 59 minutes. The Spanish-Ukrainian pairing saved three match points in their semi-final victory over third seeds Marcus Daniell and Leander Paes.
Their triumph gave Stakhovsky his first ATP Tour doubles title in eight years (2011 Dubai). Granollers picked up his first ATP Tour doubles title of the season and the 17th in his career.
Arevalo/Reyes-Varela drop to 1-2 in ATP Tour doubles finals. They also finished runner-up last year in Newport (l. to Erlich/Sitak).
Granollers/Stakhovsky earned 250 ATP Doubles Rankings points and split $33,000. Arevalo/Reyes-Varela walked away with 150 ATP Doubles Rankings points and split $16,920readfullarticle
