Cabal and Farah vs Zeballos and Granollers: Time and where to watch the final US Open doubles ONLINE – Tennis – Sports

2019 seems to be stopped for the happiness of Juan Sebastián Cabal and Robert Farah. Colombian tennis players They are living a dream season. After winning his first title of 'grand slam' as a couple in Wimbledon, in nothing more or nothing less than in the Cathedral of tennis, this Friday (11 a.m. with ESPN TV) they will go for the conquest of the Big Apple and win the US Open.

(You may be interested: LIVE: Cabal and Farah, in the final at US Open).

This will be the second consecutive final in a 'grand slam' for Cabal and Farah in a row and the third in these tournaments, adding that of the Australian Open last year. Against the Argentine Horacio Zeballos and the Spanish Marcel Granollers they will seek to confirm a year in which they also became the best couple of the season and the ranks of the ATP.

The couple feeling the ATP, the one that has taken the applause for its dynamic and offensive game, They want to take their second big title in a row, but first they must go over some uncomfortable rivals and have great experience.
Tough opponents

Zeballos and Granollers are a couple that joined forces recently, although in that modality they have been playing for quite some time. They made the decision to start playing together in the past Montreal Masters 1,000, which they won with forcefulness.

The Argentine is left-handed and his reverse is at one hand, his volleys are blunt and poisoned. For its part, Spanish is straight with a two-handed setback and is highly consistent on the court.

“Naturally they have understood very well, because since they play together they have already won the Montreal 1,000 Masters and now they are in the end of the US Open, so it is obvious that they have had chemistry from the beginning and from there they are a pair of hierarchy, which I think they pull firm from behind. They throw balls that are not easy to fly, especially when Zeballos manages to accelerate with its reverse ”, he told EL TIEMPO the ex-captain of the Argentine Davis Cup team, Daniel Orsanic, who knows Zeballos very well.

Yes Cabal and Farah (Colsanitas) they want to pass this tough exam and keep the New York tournament title, they should be careful when their opponents are from the bottom of the court playing with their dangerous setback.

"So much Zeballos as Granollers They are very good individual players. They have played the singles very well and know how to handle moments of pressure in the matches. Both serve well. I think Zeballos gets a little better and Granollers is consistent with his returns. Both Zeballos with Granollers feel better with a blow of balls on the side of the reverse and their volleys from the bottom game of the court. They have a better sensitivity from that side ”, Orsanic added.

Voice of Failure

These statements of the Argentine extenista are consistent with those of former Colombian player Alejandro Falla, who believes that Cabal and Farah must overcome the dangerous volley of Zeballos.

“They are a couple that blends very well. Zeballos is left-handed, has a very uncomfortable service, serves well, returns well. He was a great singler, so he has a very winning mentality. Under pressure plays very well. Granollers has been a great singler, but also a good dubber. He has won major tournaments in doubles, in the mesh he moves very well, annoying enough. It has a good service and good return. It will be an even match, ”Falla told this newspaper.

However, it is not a coincidence that Cabal and Farah be the best couple of the year and that play your second consecutive 'grand slam' final. Cabal moves very well from the front, having great intuition on the net, while Farah is explosive from behind with a drive from which fire comes out.

How to beat them?

To win this match, Colombians must seek the right of their rivals, where they are not solid, it bothers them and they make many unforced errors.

“I think they don't both fly very well from the right. Zeballos does not do it also as with its reverse. From there I think that with very complete both ”, The former captain of Argentina recognized.

In addition, in a doubles It is very important to know how to occupy the widest part of the field, so as not to leave your rivals their shots and there Cabal and Farah They will have advantages.

“Cabal and Farah They are the number one couple in the world. Cabal can play better than in the semifinal, he has room to improve. It will be a matter of seeing who is finer with the serve and returns. The Colombians are going to have in front two players that fly very well, but they may not close the spaces as well as Jamie Murray does and they may have easier to know where they can send their releases, ”concluded Orsanic.

Today will be a new day that touches glory for Cabal and Farah. In their powerful drives they have the confidence, in their located setbacks they have their inventiveness, in their elasticity they have their surprise, and in their hands they have the possibility of winning their second title of 'grand slam' in New York.

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