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When Marcelo Arévalo first began playing at Indian Wells in 2021, he watched a match on Stadium Court, marveling at the 16,100-seat stadium at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.
The Salvadoran hoped to one day have the chance to play on these iconic hardcourts, where many of the greats in tennis have played over the last 25 years.
On Friday, Arévalo finally appeared on Stadium Court at the BNP Paribas Open, with doubles partner Mate Pavić of Croatia. Then, on Saturday, the pair won the men's doubles title, 6-3, 6-4, over Australian Jordan Thompson and American Sebastian Korda.
Arévalo and Pavić will split $457,150, with Thompson and Korda splitting $242,020.
The win was a sort of redemption for Pavić, who lost in the mixed doubles final Friday, playing with American Bethanie Mattek-Sands. He played in the men's doubles semifinals in the morning, and then later in the mixed doubles final.
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Arévalo and Pavić, who are tied as the top-ranked men's doubles players in the world, ran through the men's doubles draw this week without dropping a set.
In doing so, Pavić joins just five other players who've completed the set of Masters 1000 finals. Only Bob and Mike Bryan, Max Mirnyi, Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna had done it previously.
Korda and Thompson are now 9-2 in three tournaments as a doubles team. Last year, they won the Masters 1000 title in Madrid.
Andrew John covers the BNP Paribas Open for The Desert Sun and the USA TODAY Network. Email him at [email protected].
This article originally appeared on Palm Springs Desert Sun: Marcelo Arévalo and Mate Pavić win men's doubles title at Indian Wells
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The Salvadoran hoped to one day have the chance to play on these iconic hardcourts, where many of the greats in tennis have played over the last 25 years.
On Friday, Arévalo finally appeared on Stadium Court at the BNP Paribas Open, with doubles partner Mate Pavić of Croatia. Then, on Saturday, the pair won the men's doubles title, 6-3, 6-4, over Australian Jordan Thompson and American Sebastian Korda.
Arévalo and Pavić will split $457,150, with Thompson and Korda splitting $242,020.
The win was a sort of redemption for Pavić, who lost in the mixed doubles final Friday, playing with American Bethanie Mattek-Sands. He played in the men's doubles semifinals in the morning, and then later in the mixed doubles final.
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[More: Jack Draper shocks Carlos Alcaraz to reach first Masters 1000 final]
[More: Rolger Rune tops Daniil Medvedev to reach BNP Paribas Open final]
Arévalo and Pavić, who are tied as the top-ranked men's doubles players in the world, ran through the men's doubles draw this week without dropping a set.
In doing so, Pavić joins just five other players who've completed the set of Masters 1000 finals. Only Bob and Mike Bryan, Max Mirnyi, Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna had done it previously.
Korda and Thompson are now 9-2 in three tournaments as a doubles team. Last year, they won the Masters 1000 title in Madrid.
Andrew John covers the BNP Paribas Open for The Desert Sun and the USA TODAY Network. Email him at [email protected].
This article originally appeared on Palm Springs Desert Sun: Marcelo Arévalo and Mate Pavić win men's doubles title at Indian Wells
Continue reading...
