Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos have become the champions of the Mutua Madrid Open 2025 of doubles after defeating the world number one couple, the one formed by Arévalo and Pavic for a double 6-4 in the final. The Spanish and the Argentine have already added this trophy to their showcases in 2021 and four years later they have been able to revalidate it on the clay of the capital of Spain.
After celebrating the championship on the Manolo Santana track of the Magic Box, the two players attended the media from the press room to assess the second Mutua Madrid Open of their careers.
The importance of winning at 39 and 41: “We are trying to stay alive, cheerful and enjoying these tournaments that will sooner or later reach its end. While we can do it, you have to enjoy them.”
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A Spaniard wins the mutual Madrid Open: “The individual picture is more attention and that of doubles costs more to follow. We are here to do our job the best we can and we cannot know if we talk more or less. We are happy that we can continue here and say that we have won the tournament. It is a pretty feeling. We have felt supported and tennis in Madrid is lived a lot. That is noticed.”
Active player with more titles in the doubles category: “I have been talking to my brother and we have said that we have won eight 1,000 masters together. It is incredible. We have been playing together since 2019 and these tournaments are very difficult to win. I am very happy because winning in Madrid is an incredible sensation. It is important to have the motivation of the day to day. when we are going to train, we want to be better than before. Especially for the way we have competed this week. big tournaments, which is why we play tennis. “
The origin of the couple in 2019: “We already knew each other many years ago, we have similar customs and that helps make the day to day more easily. The results accompanied and, when they did not, we knew how to take care of each other.”
Motivation in bad days: “That motivation is the one that finally gives you these awards. You always look for a good attitude, it is a matter of that. It is what we try to do every day. This year we went to play small tournaments and we did the same as the big ones. Everything happens to enjoy, there is no time to be bitter if you do not have a serious problem.”
