This morning, the FIP RISE MARASSI OPEN in Egypt featured a highly anticipated showdown between the Vives/Seurin and Mercadal/Scatena pairings. This match was decided at the last minute in favor of the number 1 seed, but not without emotional cost.
For the Vives / Seurin pair, the defeat against Mercadal / Scatena will be difficult to digest. The match point obtained at the “punto de oro” in the third set at 5/4 on the service of Manu Vives will undoubtedly leave traces for a few days. We knew that this match would probably be the final before the hour.
The image of Manu Vives, his head in his t-shirt, perfectly illustrates the enormous frustration of coming so close to victory. On the side of Jérémy Scatena and Adria Mercadal, it's a relief after an emotionally unstable match. In the tie-break of the third set, the atmosphere was unbreathable. Scatena/Mercadal led 6/3, but Vives/Seurin held on to come back to 6/5. In the end, the Franco-Spanish pair ended the match in almost two hours with a final score of 2/6, 6/0, 7/6.
The final will take place at 18:30 p.m. and will pit TS1 against Hossam/Nicoletti or Wakim/Noschese. One thing is certain: unless there is a big surprise, the French storm has passed, Mercadal / Scatena is on track to win this FIP RISE.