Arevalo and Pavic win French Open men's doubles title

NEW DELHI: El Salvador's Marcelo Arevalo and his Croatian partner Mate Pavic triumphed in a tense final, edging out the Italian pair Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori 7-5, 6-3 to win the French Open men's doubles title on Saturday.
This victory marked the first Grand Slam win for Arevalo and Pavic as a pair. Arevalo, 33, previously won the French Open men's doubles title in 2022 with Dutchman Jean-Julien Rojer.Meanwhile, the 30-year-old Pavic has now secured men's doubles titles in all four Grand Slam tournaments.
"It feels special," said Pavic, who has won seven Grand Slams, including three mixed doubles titles. "I want to thank Marcelo for bringing me to the top. He knows how it is to be done."
"Two crazy weeks, a lot of tough matches... we did it together man. I'm really happy," Arevalo replied.
The first set was evenly matched until 5-5, when the Italians came close to securing the first break. However, Arevalo and Pavic saved four break points to win the game and then broke their opponents in the next game to clinch the set.
Bolelli and Vavassori, who had reached the Australian Open final in January, broke early in the second set to go 2-1 up. But Arevalo and Pavic immediately broke back and then broke again to take a decisive 5-3 lead, ultimately winning the second set and the match.
"You played an unbelievable match," Vavassori told the winners.
"I hope maybe one day we can beat you," Bolelli said. "Good luck for the rest of the season."
(With Reuters inputs)