Melo and Zverev lose in Vienna opener; Luz and Matos play Thursday
Marcelo Melo and Alexander Zverev lost their Vienna opener to Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori 7/6 (8-6), 6/2 in 1h24. Brazil are still represented by Orlando Luz and Rafael Matos, who open on Thursday against Harrison and Skupski.
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Aos 43 anos e 52º do ranking de duplas, Marcelo Melo chegou a Viena com dois títulos na temporada — os ATP 500 do Rio de Janeiro, ao lado de João Fonseca, e de Acapulco, com Alexander Zverev. A passagem pela Áustria durou uma partida.
Nesta quarta-feira, ele e o alemão perderam para os italianos Simone Bolelli e Andrea Vavassori, quartos cabeças de chave, por 7/6 (8-6) e 6/2, em 1 hora e 24 minutos. Era o reencontro da parceria depois de Pequim e Xangai, no começo do mês: quartas de final na capital chinesa e estreia perdida no Masters 1000 de lá. Em Cincinnati também atuaram juntos e caíram nas oitavas diante dos eventuais campeões Orlando Luz e Rafael Matos.
Ex-número 1 do mundo, o mineiro acumula 42 troféus, incluindo Roland Garros 2015 e Wimbledon 2017. Antes de Viena, parou na estreia de Bruxelas com John-Patrick Smith, depois de chegar às quartas em Chengdu ao lado de Ryan Seggerman.
Zverev segue na chave de simples e encara o holandês Tallon Griekspoor nas oitavas, com uma vaga nas quartas e a chance de assumir pela primeira vez a ponta do ranking. Segundo do mundo, ele passa o italiano Jannik Sinner, que está fora por uma lesão no joelho, em caso de vitória.
Bolelli e Vavassori vão às quartas e esperam o duelo entre Robert Cash e Alexander Erler, convidados da organização, e Guido Andreozzi e Manuel Guinard.
O Brasil continua representado por Luz e Matos, que estreiam nesta quinta-feira, em horário ainda a definir, contra Christian Harrison e Neal Skupski, segundos cabeças de chave. A dupla soma quatro títulos de ATP no ano — no saibro de Buenos Aires e Santiago e nos Masters 1000 de Montréal e Cincinnati — e é a oitava na corrida para o ATP Finals, com Andreozzi e Guinard logo atrás.
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