Top seeds Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos edged past French duo Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut 6-3, 7-6(6) to reach their first final of the season at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC.
Playing in just their second tournament together in 2021, Granollers and Zeballos recovered from an early break in the opening set and needed a tie-break to seal the second set against the third seeds. The Spanish-Argentine team saved five of seven break points faced to claim victory in an hour and 35 minutes.
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Granollers and Zeballos are seeking their fourth trophy as a team in Acapulco. They will contest their first championship match since their run to the final in Rome last year.
In the second semi-final, Ken Skupski and Neal Skupski toppled fourth seeds Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury to book their meeting with Granollers and Zeballos.
The British brothers also needed to win a second-set tie-break, fighting through 6-4, 7-6(5) after an hour and 31 minutes. The Skupski siblings will be aiming for a third title together in Saturday’s final, and a win would mark their first trophy since 2019 in Budapest.