Koolhof Mektic eyeing Turin chances with Shanghai QF win

pa href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/wesley-koolhof/kc41/overview'Wesley Koolhof/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/nikola-mektic/mf09/overview'Nikola Mektic/a earned a key victory Thursday at the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/shanghai/5014/overview'Rolex Shanghai Masters/a. The duo defeated a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/nathaniel-lammons/li37/overview'Nathaniel Lammons/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jackson-withrow/w686/overview'Jackson Withrow/a 6-3, 6-4 to reach the semi-finals and halt the Americans' quest of leapfrogging Koolhof and Mektic for eighth in the PIF ATP Live Doubles Race To Turin./p

pWith only eight qualification spots at the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/nitto-atp-finals/605/overview'Nitto ATP Finals/anbsp;mdash; and three already occupiednbsp;mdash; Koolhof and Mektic are boosting their Turin chances with a deep run in Shanghai. Should they reach the final, Koolhof and Mektic will move up one place to seventh./p

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pKoolhof and Mektic have won three titles in 2024: Auckland, Rotterdam and Indian Wells. They will next meet a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/santiago-gonzalez/g551/overview'Santiago Gonzalez/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/edouard-roger-vasselin/r613/overview'Edouard Roger-Vasselin/a. The Mexican-French duo beat a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/ariel-behar/bd52/overview'Ariel Behar/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/robert-galloway/g09v/overview'Robert Galloway/a 6-4, 6-4./p

pIn the top half of the draw, a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/maximo-gonzalez/g585/overview'Maximo Gonzalez/a anda href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/andres/a132/overview' Andres/a Molteni booked their semi-final ticket by overcoming fourth seeds a 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 6-4, 6-4. Eleventh in the PIF ATP Live Doubles Race To Turin, Gonzalez and Molteni next face a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/adam-pavlasek/pg32/overview'Adam Pavlasek/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jean-julien-rojer/r513/overview'Jean-Julien Rojer/a, who survived wild cards a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jamie-murray/mc81/overview'Jamie Murray/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/john-peers/pc96/overview'John Peers/a 7-6(2), 4-6, 10-5./p

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