Bolelli and Vavassori reach Tokyo semifinals before losing to Krajicek and Mektic

The Italian doubles pair Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori reached the semifinals of the ATP 500 Japan Open in Tokyo after defeating Marc Polmans and Jan Zielinski with a score of 6-3, 6-4.

However, their run ended in the semifinals against the pairing of Austin Krajicek and Nikola Mektic. The American-Croatian duo won the match in two sets, 7-5, 7-6(1), in a contest lasting 1 hour and 55 minutes. While the Italians maintained balance throughout much of the match, Krajicek and Mektic secured critical breaks and won the decisive second-set tie-break.