ATP Finals: Melzer and Roger-Vasselin after a mad comeback in the final
Jürgen Melzer and Edouard Roger-Vasselin are in the final of the ATP Finals 2020 in London. The two beat Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury 6: 7 (4), 6: 3 and 11: 9. After a 7-1 deficit in the match tie-break.
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last edit: Nov 21, 2020, 09:09 pm
The match began for Melzer and Roger-Vasselin as desired - namely with a break. The two gave up this advantage in the fourth game. Melzer couldn't keep up his service. As always, nuances were decisive in the tie-break. After that it looked like a fairly smooth win for Ram and Salisbury, who quickly gained a break advantage. A few moments later it was 5: 3 for Melzer / Roger-Vasselin. And 30:40. But then the French conjured a half volley on the center court of the O2 Arena, which left Joe Salisbury at a loss.
In the match tie-break, Ram / Salisbury were ahead of the game from the start. At 5.1 the sides were changed for the first time, for Melzer and Roger-Vasselin there was apparently no way back after the 1: 7. Or is it? With six points in a row the equalizer succeeded to 7: 7, then Melzer nailed a forehand along the line into the field. Melzer fended off the first match point at 8: 9 with a smash while falling.
And then the left-hander himself made sure that a second Austrian next to Dominic Thiem will play for the title with a passing ball through the middle. Thiem against the winner of the game between Rafael Nadal and Daniil Medvedev. Melzer and Roger-Vasselin against Wesley Koolhof and Nikola Mektic.