Doubles
Goransson/Michelsen upset prime seeds Arevalo/Pavic to succeed in Shanghai doubles closing
First-time duo improves to 3-0
October 10, 2025
Rolex Shanghai Masters
Alex Michelsen and Andre Goransson each search their first ATP Masters 1000 title.
By Greg Sharko
Unseeded Andre Goransson and Alex Michelsen defeated prime seeds Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic 7-6(2), 2-6, 10-7 on Friday to succeed in the ultimate of the Rolex Shanghai Masters.
The primary-time duo was 0 for 7 on break factors within the one-hour, 41-minute match, together with 0 of 5 within the first set. Regardless of Goransson getting damaged within the fourth and eighth video games of the second set, they regrouped within the Match Tie-break.
Goransson/Michelsen went up 3-0 within the deciding tie-break and after Arevalo/Pavic tied it at 3-3, each groups held serve till Arevalo double-faulted at 7-8. Arevalo then hit a forehand huge on match level, placing the Swede and American within the closing.
“It was like three or 4 days earlier than I went to Laver Cup, he texted me and I used to be like, why not,” stated Michelsen on how they teamed up. “Now we’re within the closing.”
Goransson is the primary Swede to succeed in the doubles closing in event historical past (since 2009) and he’ll try to turn out to be the primary Swede to win an ATP Masters 1000 doubles title since Robert Lindstedt in 2012 Cincinnati (with Horia Tecau). Goransson might be showing in his first ATP Masters 1000 closing and eighth profession closing (3-4). His final title got here in April on the 500-level event in Munich, with Sem Verbeek. His different titles got here in Newport final 12 months (additionally with Verbeek) and Pune in 2020 (with Christopher Rungkat).
“It feels superb and my first Masters 1000 closing ever, so clearly I’m actually, actually excited,” stated Goransson. “It was fairly nerve-wracking in direction of the top there, nevertheless it’s superb to get by with a win.”
Michelsen is the primary American to succeed in the Shanghai doubles closing since 2016, when John Isner and Jack Sock received the title. That is the 21-year-old California native’s third profession ATP Tour closing (0-2), having misplaced in Stuttgart in June (with Rajeev Ram) and final 12 months on the Cincinnati ATP Masters 1000 (with Mackenzie McDonald).
“That is feeling actually good,” stated Michelsen. “That is the crew I misplaced to within the closing in Cincinnati final 12 months, so tremendous good to get the win over these boys, they’re superb, and we’re excited concerning the problem within the closing.”
Goransson and Michelsen will tackle No. 3 seeds Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz or alternates Guido Andreozzi and Manuel Guinard. The Germans will play the Argentine/French duo within the semi-finals on Saturday.
