Bolelli Vavassori make Italian history, qualify for Nitto ATP Finals
pa href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/simone-bolelli/ba98/overview'Simone Bolelli/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/andrea-vavassori/va08/overview'Andrea Vavassori/a made history on Wednesday when they reached the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/shanghai/5014/overview'Rolex Shanghai Masters/a quarter-finals to guarantee their qualification for the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/nitto-atp-finals/605/overview'Nitto ATP Finals/a./p
pIn the first three editions of the season finale held in Turin (2021-23), no Italian player competed in the doubles field. This year, there will be an all-Italian team in Bolelli and Vavassori. They will join countryman a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jannik-sinner/s0ag/overview'Jannik Sinner/a, who was the first singles qualifier for the year-end championships, at Inalpi Arena from 10-17 November./p
pIn their first full season as a team, Bolelli and Vavassori have proven one of the most consistent duos on the ATP Tour. They have won three titles so far in 2024, lifting trophies in Buenos Aires, Halle and Beijing./p
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pThe Italians also performed well at the majors, reaching the final at the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/australian-open/580/overview'Australian Open/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/roland-garros/520/overview'Roland Garros/a. They also advanced to the semi-finals in Indian Wells and Rio de Janeiro./p
pThis will be Bolellirsquo;s second appearance in the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/nitto-atp-finals/605/overview'Nitto ATP Finals/a, having played with a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/fabio-fognini/f510/overview'Fabio Fognini/a in 2015 in London. Vavassori will compete in the prestigious event for the first time./p
pThe Italians are the third doubles team to qualify, joining a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/marcelo-arevalo/a853/overview'Marcelo Arevalo/a/a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/mate-pavic/pf00/overview'Mate Pavic/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/marcel-granollers/g710/overview'Marcel Granollers/a/a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/horacio-zeballos/z184/overview'Horacio Zeballos/a./p
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