Marcelo Melo and Alexander Zverev excelled in the clutch moments to secure a comeback win against Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic on Saturday at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters. The Brazilian/German duo escaped with a 6-7(3), 7-5, 10-7 victory to advance to the final.
The unseeded pair broke in the final game of the second set to force a Match Tie-break, fuelled by one of the points of the match at 30/30. After Melo's strong work at net, Zverev ripped a backhand winner to bring up break point. The team converted on three of their nine break chances overall, according to Infosys ATP Stats.
Melo and Zverev are teaming up for the second time this season, having reached the Indian Wells last 16 in March.
Their final opponents will be Belgians Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen, who upset third seeds Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos 7-5, 6-4 to reach their first ATP Masters 1000 title match.
Gille and Vliegen, who have won seven tour-level titles together, were aggressive on return, winning 53 per cent of their second-serve return points and converting four of seven break points to advance after one hour, 39 minutes.
The Spanish duo of Granollers and Zeballos were the lone seeded team in the semi-finals. They were aiming for their sixth ATP Masters 1000 trophy in as many different cities.
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