Granollers: "This victory speaks very well of how we do things"

Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos achieved their twelfth trophy as a duo at the Mutua Madrid Open 2025, pushing them back into the Top 10 of the Doubles Ranking. Just a few minutes after their victory, the Spanish and Argentine players attended a press conference to share their initial feelings about clinching this Masters 1000 on clay court, as well as their expectations for the upcoming weeks.

MARCEL GRANOLLERS

"In general, individual tournaments receive more attention than doubles, they are harder to follow, but we do our job the best we can, and we don't know if people talk about it more or not. We are happy to still be here and be able to talk about winning. It's a good feeling and speaks volumes about how we try to do things.

I was talking to my brother, counting the Masters 1000 we have won together, which are 8, something incredible because we have been playing since 2019. These tournaments are very hard to win, facing the best pairs. I am very happy to win in Madrid as well. It's important to stay motivated, especially day by day, when we go to practice, trying to be a bit better than the day before. That will lead us to win another Masters 1000 like this week and hopefully keep winning big tournaments.

Fortunately, in my career, I haven't had many long injuries, but it's a bit annoying. In this case, playing doubles, you have a partner waiting, watching what to do. It's not easy situations, but I have felt the support of Horacio from day one. The level of demand we have had in training has been very high since I returned. As we have come from tough times, winning has brought us relief. We have talked about how quickly things can change."

HORACIO ZEBALLOS

"We work a lot on both the physical and mental aspects, which is where we need to stay fresh. Every day we try to improve our tennis shots and everything, we try to stay happy and enjoy these kinds of tournaments because sooner or later they will end," said the Argentine. "People support us in every match, in training, tennis here in Madrid is greatly lived and it shows."

Horacio revealed how his adventure with Marcel began in 2019: "I didn't want to lose to him anymore, so it was better to have him on my side. I was already making the change, and luckily, we won the first tournament we went to. We had known each other for many years, we have similar customs, and that always helps. The results followed, and yet, we have taken care of each other off the court, which is what matters."

"This prize gives you great motivation. You are always aiming for a good attitude, and that's what we try to do. This year we went to play Challengers, smaller tournaments, and we tried to approach them in the same way. There is no time to be bitter if you don't have reasons to be. We are super happy; it has been a feeling of relief. Hopefully, more trophies will come, but the important thing is to keep working like this."

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