Brazilians Rafael Matos and Marcelo Melo advanced to the Mubadala Citi DC Open final with a 7-6(1), 6-4 victory against Sadio Doumbia and Hugo Nys on Saturday. The eighth seeds are seeking their second tour-level title as a duo in 2024, after winning Stuttgart in June.
Matos/Melo have won all three of their matches in straight sets this week at the ATP 500, with one tie-break win in each match. In the semi-final, they claimed 84 per cent (16 of 19) of their second-serve points and were broken just once on one break point, according to Infosys ATP Stats.
Americans Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow await in Sunday's final. The American sixth seeds advanced past Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson after Purcell was forced to withdraw due to fatigue.
