Gonzalez & Roger-Vasselin Seal Basel Final Spot | ATP Tour


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Edouard Roger-Vasselin and Santiago Gonzalez in action in Basel on Saturday.

Mexican-French team fifth in the Pepperstone ATP Live Doubles Teams Rankings

Santiago Gonzalez and Edouard Roger-Vasselin moved to within one win of capturing their fourth title of the season together on Saturday when they defeated Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz 6-4, 6-4 at the Swiss Indoors Basel.

The third seeds were strong on serve, saving the only break point they faced, while they converted two of their four break point opportunities to advance after 73 minutes at the ATP 500 event.

By reaching their fourth final of the year, Gonzalez and Roger-Vasselin have boosted their Nitto ATP Finals qualification chances. They are currently fifth in the Pepperstone ATP Live Doubles Teams Rankings.

The Mexican-French team will aim to make it four wins from four finals on Sunday when they meet Hugo Nys and Jan Zielinski or Jamie Murray and Michael Venus in the title match.

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