Matos/Melo advance to Washington doubles final

pBrazilians a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/rafael-matos/mo41/overview'Rafael Matos/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/marcelo-melo/m919/overview'Marcelo Melo/a advanced to the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/washington/418/overview'Mubadala Citi DC Open/a final with a 7-6(1), 6-4 victory against a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/sadio-doumbia/d917/overview'Sadio Doumbia/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/hugo-nys/n670/overview'Hugo Nys/a on Saturday. The eighth seeds are seeking their second tour-level title as a duo in 2024, after winning Stuttgart in June./p

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pMatos/Melo have won all three of their matches in straight sets this week at the ATP 500, with one tie-break win in each match. In the semi-final, they claimed 84 per cent (16 of 19) of their second-serve points and were broken just once on one break point, according to Infosys ATP Stats./p

pAmericans 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 await in Sunday's final. The American sixth seeds advanced past a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/max-purcell/ph71/overview'Max Purcell/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jordan-thompson/tc61/overview'Jordan Thompson/a after Purcell was forced to withdraw due to fatigue./p

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