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NYS/Roger-vasselin sink Bopanna/Yuzuki Tokyo Crown, ’12 years…’

Monegasque-French Duo ranks 9th in PIF ATP Live Doubles Teams rankings

September 30, 2025

Kinoshita Group Japan Open

Edouard Roger-Vasselin and Hugo Nys won their first ATP Tour title together.
By ATP staff

Hugo Nys and Edouard Roger-Vasselin recovered from the heartache of 2025 BN at the Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships in Japan on Tuesday afternoon.

The second seed overturned Rohan Bopanna and Takeru Yuzuki 7-5, 7-5 in the final, winning the first championship of the season in the ATP 500 season. According to Infosys ATP statistics, New York State and Nys and Roger-Vasselin fell in the finals in Marrakech and Washington, but in the Japanese capital, they undoubtedly won 29 of 34 first-point points.

“This is our third final of the year, the first champion, so we keep moving forward,” New York said. “We hope [qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals] By the end of this year, we still have work to do. ”

NYS and Roger-Vasselin ranked ninth in the PIF ATP Live Double Teams rankings, trailing only 110 points for Christian Harrison and Evan King in the qualifying round. Their Monegasque-French Duo is aiming to debut in the Nitto ATP final in Turin in November.

It marks Roger-Vasselin’s third Tokyo title after his 2013 victory with Bopanna and in 2019 with Nicolas Mahut. The 41-year-old Frenchman is now 29-20 in the Tour finals with a record of 29-20.

“Rohan, we won the championship here 12 years ago, so it’s a pleasure to be with you in court again,” Roger-Vasselin told Bopanna. “You’ve been around for a few years… It’s always a pleasure to see you. You’ve always been an important part of my life.”

All of this adds up

With his championship match in Tokyo, the 45-year-old Bopanna became the second-largest men’s doubles finalist in the Open era. In their second game, he and his partner Yuzuki saved three games on their way to defeat Harrison and King in the semi-finals.

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