Across the last two weeks of December, Baseline will dish out awards for the greatest acts of 2018.
It’s one thing to get off to a good start when the tennis year begins. Maintaining a consistent level of play over the course of a long and grueling season is the difficult part.
For doubles specialists Mate Pavic and Demi Schuurs, consider the test passed.
The 25-year-olds enjoyed their best professional campaigns on the ATP and WTA tours, respectively, as they were a force to be reckoned with throughout 2018 with their partners.
And the tone was set right from the start.
Pavic and his teammate, the veteran Oliver Marach, became the first male team this millennium to win three titles in January, including their first Grand Slam together at the Australian Open.