Cobolli’s admirable gesture with Bergs after qualifying for the Davis Cup final

ByDavid Mitchell
Cobolli's admirable gesture with Bergs after qualifying for the Davis Cup final

The two sides of the coin. Ecstasy at the highest level on one hand and absolute unease on the other. The Italian Flavio Cobolli (22nd) starred in a great gesture of sportsmanship with the Belgian Zizou Bergs (86th) after beating him 6-3, 6-7 (5) and 7-6 (15) in a dramatic definition to qualify his nation for the third consecutive edition of the final of the Davis Cup.

Despite the significant losses of Jannik Sinner (2nd) and Lorenzo Musetti (8th), the local team once again relied on the conditions of the Roman Matteo Berrettini (56th) and the Florentine in question, dispensing with the services of the talented doubles players Simone Bolelli (13th) and Andrea Vavassori (14th), as in the match against Austria in the quarterfinals, when they won against Raphael Collignon (86th) in straight sets and against the aforementioned Bergs in a real battle, respectively.

However, after the total hubbub broke out at the SuperTennis Arena in Bologna, the owner of two titles on the men’s circuit, who would save seven match points in a tiebreak to cherish for a long time and would tear his shirt into pieces in search of releasing the energy contained during more than three hours of play, he would exhibit his gift as a person with his rival on duty approach the bench, offer him some warm words and offer him a hug while he cried uncontrollably.

In this way, the last Wimbledon quarterfinalist, who had no record in the traditional event of nations and smoothly assumed the pressure generated by the absence of the two best ambassadors of his country, made it clear that there is always a time for fair play and will seek to engrave his name in fire this Sunday, when he faces the second singlist of the winner of the duel between Spain and Germany.

David Mitchell
David Mitchell

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