No less than three Dutchmen reach the doubles final in Antwerp | Tennis
No fewer than three Dutchmen will be in the final of the doubles of the Antwerp ATP tournament on Sunday. Tallon groenpoor and Botic van de Zandschulp won the semi-final against the French duo Nicolas Mahut and Édouard Roger-Vasselin on Saturday, and Matwé Middelkoop completed the final with Rohan Bopanna.
Greek track and Van de Zandschulp won 6-3 and 6-4 against Mahut and Roger-Vasselin, who were in fourth place. The match in the Sportpaleis was over in one hour and five minutes.
In the final battle, 27-year-old Van de Zandschulp and 26-year-old Greekpoor will compete against the Indian-Dutch duo Middelkoop and Bopanna on Sunday from 10:00.
The 39-year-old Middelkoop and the 42-year-old Bopanna reached the final by calling the Dutch duo Sander Arends and David Pel in a super tiebreak: 7-6 (6), 2-6 and 10-7.
Van de Zandschulp and groenpoor are taking revenge with their place in the doubles final for their early elimination in the singles. Both Dutchmen lost in singles in the first round in Antwerp.
Van de Zandschulp was surprised in two sets by the Swiss Domin Stricker and Greek track in two sets from the Briton Dan Evans. Tim van Rijthoven and Jesper de Jong also crashed in the first round of the ATP tournament in Antwerp.