Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori’s 2025 is off to a great start. The Azzurri, respectively number 9 and 8 in the world in doubles, they beat the Germans Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz, number 10 and 11 in the specialty rankings, 4-6 7-6(4) 11-9, and won their fourth career title in Adelaide after those won in Buenos Aires, Halle and Beijing. last year. Thanks to this result Simone Bolelli will improve his best ranking in doubles, which dates back to August 2015, and will rise to position number 6.
The 39-year-old from Budrio thus reached 15 career doubles titles on the major circuit, the fourth on hard court after the triumph at the 2015 Australian Open with Fognini (the first Italian couple to win a Slam in men’s doubles after Pietrangeli and Sirola at Roland Garros 1959), in Dubai in 2016 with Seppi and Beijing in 2024 with Vavassori. The Turin native instead celebrated his seventh ATP doubles title. The Azzurri, capable of eliminating the number 6 in the draw Edben/Vliegen in the quarterfinals and the world number 1 Arevalo/Pavic in the semi-final, recovered from down 2-4 in the tie-break match in the final.
Thus comes the third victory in 5 direct matches against Krawietz/Puetz, who became the first German couple in the Nitto ATP Finals roll of honor in Turin last year after beating Bolelli and Vavassori in the group.