Internationals: Bolelli and Vavassori reach the doubles semifinals, defeating Heliovaara and Patten

Rome, May 15 (LaPresse) – The Italian doubles pair of Simone Bolelli and Alessandro Vavassori reach the semifinals of the International Championships. The Azzurri, who won in Rotterdam and Madrid this season, overcame their traditional rivals, Finland's Harri Heliovaara and England's Henry Patten, the top seeds of the tournament with a score of 7-5 7-6 (4) in one hour and 48'. It was the fourth time they had faced each other this season, in the semi-finals in Adelaide and Doha and in the 1000 final in Florida.