French doubles team advances to semifinals

Theo Arribagé and Albano Olivetti continued their strong end-of-season performance by reaching the semifinals of the ATP 500 in Basel after defeating Alex Michelsen and Botic van de Zandschulp with scores of 7-5 and 6-1.

French pair’s earlier victory

The French pair had previously qualified for the semifinals by defeating Hugo Nys and Édouard Roger-Vasselin in an earlier round. Their victory in Basel strengthens their position in the race for the ATP Finals in Turin.

Current standings in doubles race

Arribagé and Olivetti currently hold the seventh position in the doubles race with 4,120 points. They have a 215-point advantage over the Brazilian pair Orlando Luz and Rafael Matos, who are eighth in the race.

Lead over ninth-place pair

They also have a 255-point lead over Guido Andreozzi and Manuel Guinard, who are ninth. The French pair will attempt to reach a new final on Saturday, where they will face either Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool or Constantin Frantzen and Robin Haase.