Nitto ATP Finals
\n Granollers & Zeballos take down defending champs on Day 1 at Nitto ATP Finals <\/p>\n
November 09, 2025<\/p>\n
Corinne Dubreuil\/ATP Tour<\/p>\n
Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos in action on Sunday at the Nitto ATP Finals.
\n By ATP Staff<\/p>\n
Marcel Granollers<\/a> and Horacio Zeballos<\/a> extended their perfect record against defending champions Kevin Krawietz<\/a> and Tim Puetz<\/a> to claim the first win of the 2025 Nitto ATP Finals<\/a> in Turin Sunday.<\/p>\n Chasing their sixth title of the season, the Spaniard and Argentine won 6-4, 4-6, 10-6 to secure their second win of the year over the Germans, improving to 4-0 in their Lexus ATP Head2Head rivalry in the process.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s super important to start the tournament well,\u201d said Granollers. \u201cAt the end, every match counts, every set counts. So for us, starting with a victory was very important.\u201d<\/p>\n Start as you mean to go on \ud83e\udee1@M_Granollers<\/a> and @HoracioZeballos<\/a> are off to a winning start in the Peter Fleming<\/a> Group.#NittoATPFinals<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/5dk6glQiD3<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 ATP Tour (@atptour) November 9, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n Both teams saved eight out of nine break points they faced, according to Infosys ATP Stats, but Granollers and Zeballos raised their level expertly in the Match Tie-break, which they at one point led 8\/3. <\/p>\n \u201cIt was a really tough match, as we knew,\u201d said Zeballos. \u201cEvery match here is [like] a final, especially when you play against this team. They are a really strong team. I think one of the keys was to be really positive at the beginning of the [Match] Tie-break. After losing the second set, it was really tough.\u201d<\/p>\n Granollers and Zeballos are making their sixth straight appearance in the Nitto ATP Finals<\/a> (8-11 record). They reached the final in 2023.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n