Third-seeded Italian duo Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori on Tuesday beat Portugal's Nuno Borges and Francisco Cabral in straight sets of 6-4 and 7-6 to book their place in the semifinals of the Australian Open.
Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori had a point overturned while serving for the first set because of a foul shot, but it only delayed them taking a lead in Saturday's Australian Open men's doubles final against Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten.
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Follow live text and radio commentary as Aryna Sabalenka takes on Madison Keys in the Australian Open Women's Singles Final in Melbourne, Australia.
Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori (3), Italy, def. Andre Goransson, Sweden, and Sem Verbeek, Netherlands, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. Harri Heliovaara, Finland, and Henry Patten ...
Britain's Henry Patten and Finnish team-mate Harri Heliovaara reach their second Grand Slam men's doubles final in six months with victory in the Australian Open last four.
Sabalenka is guaranteed to remain at world number one because of Swiatek's defeat, while Keys will break back into the top 10 for the first time since 2019.A victory in the final will see Keys equal the career-high ranking of seven she reached in 2016.
Underdog Madison Keys denied top seed Aryna Sabalenka's place in history after winning a nerve-jangling women's final at the Australian Open on Saturday, while Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara claimed the men's doubles title.
They came through some nervy moments, with Heliovaara down 0-40 on serve early in the third set before managing to hold, while Patten double-faulted at 4-5 in the tie-break, and will take on Italian third seeds Simone ... title at Melbourne Park in 2007 ...
Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka will battle American 19th seed Madison Keys in the final on Saturday looking to become the first woman since Martina Hingis from 1997-99 to win the Australian Open title three times in a row.
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (AP) _ Results Thursday from Australian Open at Melbourne Park (seedings in parentheses): Aryna Sabalenka (1), Belarus, def. Paula Badosa (11), Spain, 6-4, 6-2. Madison Keys (19), United States, def. Iga Swiatek (2), Poland, 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (8).
Last year's losing finalists - Italy duo Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori - attempted to achieve redemption in the Australian Open doubles final at Rod Laver Arena. The Italian third seeds took on sixth-seeded duo Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten in the hopes of avenging the loss to Matthew Ebden and Rohan Bopanna at Melbourne Park in 2024.