Koolhof/Mektic surge into Shanghai final

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 got through another stern test Friday at the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/shanghai/5014/overview'Rolex Shanghai Masters/a to bolster their chances of qualifying for the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/nitto-atp-finals/605/overview'Nitto ATP Finals/a./p

pThe pair came through its third championship tie-break of the week unscathed against 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 duo prevailed 6-7(3), 6-4, 10-6 to book their spot in their fifth final of the season./p

pKoolhof and Mektic clinched the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/nitto-atp-finals/605/overview'Nitto ATP Finals/a trophy in 2020 and, after three years with different partners, have reunited in a bid to emulate that success./p

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pWith three titles as a pair in 2024, including the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/indian-wells/404/overview'BNP Paribas Open/a in Indian Wells, Koolhof and Mektic have pushed up to seventh in the PIF ATP Live Doubles Teams Rankings, leapfrogging a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview'Wimbledon/a champions a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/harri-heliovaara/h808/overview'Harri Heliovaara/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/henry-patten/p0g6/overview'Henry Patten/a./p

pHowever, with ninth-placed 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 trailing them by just 453 points, Koolhof and Mektic will not rest on their laurels heading into the remaining weeks of the year./p

pInto their first Shanghai final as a team, the Dutch-Croatian duo will face either a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jean-julien-rojer/r513/overview'Jean-Julien Rojer/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/adam-pavlasek/pg32/overview'Adam Pavlasek/a or 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 for a shot at the trophy./p

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