ATP Masters Monte Carlo: Sam Weissborn creates an absolute sensation in doubles
Austria's doubles professional Sam Weissborn beat the second-seeded pairing of Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury in two clear sets alongside local hero Romain Arneodo at the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Monte Carlo.
by Stefan Bergmann
last edit: Apr 13, 2023, 05:05 pm
There are always miracles and a small one just happened at the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Monte Carlo. Viennese Sam Weissborn and his partner Romain Arneodo from Monaco are in the doubles quarter-finals of the well-paid clay court event - thanks to a sensationally clear 6:2, 6:3 win over Rajeev Ram (USA, second seeded in the Principality). ) and Joe Salisbury.
Weissborn had entered the main draw with the local hero Arneodo via wildcard - the two also clearly beat Marcelo Melo from Brazil, who had competed with German top individual player Alexander Zverev, 6: 2, 6: 4 in round one. Now the next big challenge awaits with the sixth-ranked duo Lloyd Glasspool (Great Britain) / Harri Heliovaara (Finland).
The 31-year-old Austrian was already 77th in the double ranking in 2017. In the current season, Weissborn/Arneodo, who have been standard partners since autumn last year, have won an ATP Challenger tournament in Belgium and reached the semi-finals of the ATP World Tour 250 tournament in Marseille.