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Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori are the ATP Fans’ Favourite doubles team

By sampaolo
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Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori have been voted as the Fans’ Favourite doubles team in the 2024 ATP Awards. 

The Italian doubles team enjoyed a very successful season in 2024 claiming three ATP Tour level titles in Buenos Aires and Beijing, reached two Grand Grand Slam finals at the Australian Open and at Roland Garros and qualified for the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin. 

Bolelli and Vavassori overcame Yannik Hanfmann and Dominic Koepfer in three sets to reach the Australian Open final. The Italian team lost the final against Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden in straight sets 6-7 (0-7) 5-7. 

During the European clay season Bolelli and Vavassori beat third seeds Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury in the quarter final and avenged their Australian Opendefeat against Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden in the semifinal to reach their second Grand Slam final at Roland Garros. The Italian team lost to Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic 7-5 6-3. Vavassori also won the mixed doubles title with Sara Errani at the Olympic Games in Paris beating Taylor Townsend and Donald Young in the final. 

Bolelli and Vavassori qualified for the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin. They started the round robin group with a 6-2 6-3 win over Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden but they lost their next two matches against eventual champions Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz 5-7 4-6 and Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic 3-6 6-3 3-10 and did not advance to the semifinals.

Bolelli and Vavassori won three ATP finals in Buenos Aiers beating Marcelo Granollers and Horacio Zeballos 6-2 7-6 (8-6), Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (7-5) in Halle and Wimbledon champions Harri Heliovaara and Henri Patten 6-4 3-6 5-10. 

“Me and Andrea are really happy to win the Fans’ Favourite Award for 2024. We are already back on court and practising really hard for the new season”, said Bolelli. 

Vavassori reached a career-high number 6 in the ATP Ranking last October. “With Bolelli, we shared an amazing year. Thank you very much for voting us as ATP Fans’ Favourite doubles team of the Year. It’s been a fantastic season and we are already preparing for the next one. See you soon”, said Vavassori. 

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