Australian Matt Ebden heads to the Davis Cup Closing 8 after a semifinal look towards the world’s greatest doubles pairs within the ATP Finals.
Turin, Italy , 20 November 2023 | Rhys de Deugd
After a career-first marketing campaign on the ATP Finals, the place he reached the semifinals, Matt Ebden will head into the Davis Cup Finals as one of many top-ranked doubles gamers on the planet.
Alongside Indian companion Rohan Bopanna, Ebden fell narrowly in need of a spot within the last in Turin with a 7-5 6-4 defeat by the hands of Argentinian Horacio Zeballos and Spaniard Marcel Granollers.
“Sadly, it wasn’t good by in all probability three to 5 factors, and that’s the distinction,” Ebden stated after concluding the 2023 ATP Finals with two wins and two losses.
“I’d say that they didn’t make any unforced errors on any serves or returns, and we made a pair.”
The consequence comes on the finish of a career-best doubles season for the 35-year-old who has risen to career-high No.4 within the ATP doubles rankings.
In 2023, Ebden and Bopanna reached the ultimate of the US Open and 4 ATP 1000 Masters occasions, together with Indian Wells through which they have been champions.
“Placing myself on the road every single day, that is the forty seventh week of our season,” Ebden stated. “We’ve finished it nice and like we stated in all probability coming into this week, it has been an virtually good yr and possibly nonetheless stands that method.”
Ebden admits that he appears like a “younger one on the doubles tour” alongside 43-year-old Bopanna, and collectively they will obtain extra success within the following years.
“(I’m) nonetheless having fun with it, nonetheless loving it, nonetheless wish to push alongside the following 5 years, 10 years,” Ebden stated.
“My objective is at all times to win all the massive tournaments and to be No.1.”
Ebden will head straight to Malaga for his subsequent huge event, as he represents Australia within the Davis Cup Closing 8 this week.
The Australian workforce face Czech Republic in a quarterfinal tie in Malaga on Wednesday 4pm native time (from 2am AEDT on Thursday 23 November)
Australia is hoping to achieve the semifinals for the third time since 2016, after ending runners-up final yr.
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