Bolelli and Vavassori are sensational: it's the doubles final at the Australian Open

Melbourne, January 23, 2025 – Amazing Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori. The blue couple has reached the Australian Open Men's Doubles Final for the second year in a row, beating the Dutchman Sem in a comeback Verbeek and the Swede André GoranssonThe score: 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori have earned the pass to the Australian Open final

An hour and 53 minutes of play in which Bolelli and Vavassori, who until now had not lost a single set, after having given up the first they changed gear and dominated the other two, conquering the third Slam final of their career, equalling the record of Nicola Pietrangeli and Orlando Sirola, champions at Roland Garros in 1959 and previously defeated in Paris in 1955 and at Wimbledon in 1956.

Bolelli now it's also Italian with more Major finals in men's doubles. But now there is above all to take a trophy that slipped away last year: in the final the Italian pair will face Harri Heliovaara and the British Henry Patten, who defeated in three sets the pair formed by the Germans Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz with the score of 6-4, 3-6, 7-6.

The joy of Bolelli and Vavassori

"It was a tough match and that short break after the first set it did us good. We've raised the level of play, we put energy into it and the key to the match was precisely the mental attitude. We always fought and we found the solution to bring home this beautiful victory". Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori thus describe the success over Verbeek and Goransson. "We will present ourselves to this second consecutive final more mentally prepared – explains the Turin native –. For me it is the fourth Slam final and certainly the experiences gained especially in terms of mental management of this type of match will help me". "Last year – adds the Bologna native – it was a totally unexpected final. We were 50th in the world and we risked exiting the tournament immediately. This time for sure we will be more prepared. It's always a final, there will be emotion, there will be tension, but it will be important to stay focused not only on the game but also on an emotional level. The key will be to be aggressive and serve well".