Cabal and Farah Clinch the ATP’s Year-End No.1 Ranking


That was fast.Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah have locked down the ATP’s year-end No.1 doubles ranking for the first time.The Colombians are the the second all-South American team to finish year-end No. 1 (in the history of the ATP Doubles Team Rankings since 1984), following in the footsteps of Chile’s Hans Gildemeister and Andres Gomez of Ecuador in 1986.Tennis ExpressCabal and Farah have claimed the last two Grand Slam titles of 2019. At Wimbledon they became the first Colombians to win a major doubles title when they won an epic four hour and 57-minute final against Nicolas Mahut and Edouard Roger-Vasselin. At the US Open they backed up their performance with another title run.The pair have won five titles from seven finals in 2019. ]]>

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