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Parisian Precision

An in-depth academic analysis of the 2020 Rolex Paris Masters doubles tournament, culminating in a dramatic and unexpected championship result.

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Tournament Synopsis

A Final for the Ages

The 2020 Rolex Paris Masters doubles tournament culminated in a thrilling final where the unseeded duo of Fรฉlix Auger-Aliassime and Hubert Hurkacz triumphed. They defeated the formidable second-seeded team of Mate Paviฤ‡ and Bruno Soares in a nail-biting match decided by a super tie-break.

The final score was 6โ€“7(3โ€“7), 7โ€“6(9โ€“7), [10โ€“2]. In a remarkable display of resilience, Auger-Aliassime and Hurkacz saved five championship points en route to securing their first-ever doubles title as a partnership.

Event Context

The Rolex Paris Masters is a prestigious ATP Tour Masters 1000 event, attracting the world's top talent. The 2020 doubles competition featured a 24-team draw, with the top eight seeded teams receiving a strategic bye into the second round, granting them an advantage in the early stages of the tournament.

Defending Champions' Campaign

The reigning champions, French pair Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut, entered the tournament as the fifth seed. Their title defense, however, was cut short in the quarterfinals. They were defeated by the fourth-seeded team of ลukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo, preventing a repeat of their 2019 victory on home soil.

The Top Contenders

Seeded Teams & Performance

The tournament featured eight seeded teams, each granted a bye into the second round. Their progression provides a clear overview of the competitive landscape. The third seed, Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury, withdrew before the tournament began.

Seed Players Result
1 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Robert Farah / ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Horacio Zeballos Second Round
2 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท Mate Paviฤ‡ / ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Bruno Soares Final
3 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Rajeev Ram / ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Joe Salisbury Withdrew
4 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ ลukasz Kubot / ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Marcelo Melo Semifinals
5 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Pierre-Hugues Herbert / ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Nicolas Mahut Quarterfinals
6 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Wesley Koolhof / ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท Nikola Mektiฤ‡ Quarterfinals
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ John Peers / ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Michael Venus Quarterfinals
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Jรผrgen Melzer / ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ร‰douard Roger-Vasselin Semifinals

Tournament Progression

Top Half of the Draw

The top half of the draw saw the fourth-seeded team of Kubot/Melo advance to the semifinals after overcoming the defending champions. However, the eventual champions, Auger-Aliassime/Hurkacz, emerged from this section after a series of impressive victories.

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
WC: ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท A Mannarino / ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท G Simon12๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ F Auger-Aliassime / ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ H Hurkacz63[10]๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ F Auger-Aliassime / ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ H Hurkacz47[11]
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ F Auger-Aliassime / ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ H Hurkacz661: ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด R Farah / ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท H Zeballos36[6]
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ M Purcell / ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ L Saville337: ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ J Peers / ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ M Venus65[9]7: ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ J Peers / ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ M Venus65[9]
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ A Krajicek / ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท F ล kugor66๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ A Krajicek / ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท F ล kugor464
Alt: ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จ H Nys / ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ A Sitak5654: ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ ล Kubot / ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท M Melo61[10]4: ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ ล Kubot / ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท M Melo646[10]
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง J Murray / ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง N Skupski777๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง J Murray / ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง N Skupski26[6]
WC: ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท H Gaston / ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท U Humbert345: ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท P-H Herbert / ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท N Mahut773[10]5: ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท P-H Herbert / ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท N Mahut773[8]
Alt: ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ป M Arรฉvalo / ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ M Middelkoop66Alt: ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ป M Arรฉvalo / ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ M Middelkoop364

Bottom Half of the Draw

The bottom half featured the second-seeded Paviฤ‡/Soares, who navigated their way to the final. Their path included a quarterfinal victory over the sixth seeds and a hard-fought semifinal win against the eighth-seeded Melzer/Roger-Vasselin.

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
Alt: ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ M Daniell / ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น P Oswald7768: ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น J Melzer / ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ร‰ Roger-Vasselin668: ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น J Melzer / ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ร‰ Roger-Vasselin678
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช K Krawietz / ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช A Zverev654Alt: ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ M Daniell / ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น P Oswald42
Alt: ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ N ฤ†aฤ‡iฤ‡ / ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ D Lajoviฤ‡566๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ R Bopanna / ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น O Marach36[10]๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ R Bopanna / ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น O Marach066
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ R Bopanna / ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น O Marach7789: ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท F Martin / ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ J-J Rojer64[8]
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ R Klaasen / ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต B McLachlan771[5]6: ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ W Koolhof / ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท N Mektiฤ‡6772: ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท M Paviฤ‡ / ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท B Soares677
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ T Fritz / ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด C Ruud656[10]๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ T Fritz / ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด C Ruud461
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ D Medvedev / ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช J-L Struff663[8]2: ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท M Paviฤ‡ / ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท B Soares6776: ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ W Koolhof / ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท N Mektiฤ‡164
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช S Gillรฉ / ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช J Vliegen477[10]๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช S Gillรฉ / ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช J Vliegen463

The Championship Rounds

Semifinals & Final

The final stages of the tournament saw the unseeded champions face the fourth seeds, while the second seeds battled the eighth seeds. This led to a climactic final between the tournament's dark horses and one of its most favored pairs.

Semifinals Final
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ F Auger-Aliassime / ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ H Hurkacz 6 1 [10] ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ F Auger-Aliassime / ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ H Hurkacz 63 79 [10]
4: ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ ล Kubot / ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท M Melo 2 6 [5]
8: ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น J Melzer / ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ร‰ Roger-Vasselin 3 64 2: ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท M Paviฤ‡ / ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท B Soares 77 67 [2]
2: ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท M Paviฤ‡ / ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท B Soares 6 77

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