Portuguese tennis players Francisco Cabral and Nuno Borges, who won the title in 2022, qualified for the quarterfinals of the Estoril Open doubles tournament today. They defeated the French pair Arthur Raymond and Luca Sánchez.
Match details and ranking
After being eliminated in the eighth round of singles, Nuno Borges (doubles rank 387) joined his friend Francisco Cabral (rank 27) for his debut in the doubles event. They managed to triumph over Arthur Raymond (79) and Luca Sánchez (78) with a score of 7-6 (7-4) and 7-6 (7-0) in 1 hour and 42 minutes.
Quarterfinal program
In the quarterfinals, Cabral and Borges will face the North American Vasil Kirkov (52) and Dutch Bart Steven (51), who are the top pairs of the tournament. The latter pair defeated Brazilians Marcelo Demoliner (66) and North American Robert Galloway (43) today.
Context and other pairs
Francisco Cabral arrived at the Estoril Tennis Club after losing the final of the tournament in Bastad, Sweden, with the French player Theo Arribas. This match could be his seventh ATP title.
Cabral and Borges know that there will be another Portuguese pair in the quarterfinals, as Tiago Torres and João Domingues were returned to the draw to play against compatriots Jaime Faria and Henrique Rocha.
