Davis Cup: Italy did not miss Sinner or Musetti, beat Belgium and reached the final
Italy is having the best tennis moment in its rich history and demonstrated it again in the Davis Cup. This time, giving himself the luxury of not having Jannik Sinner (2nd in the world ranking) and Lorenzo Musetti (8th)who decided not to be part of the call. In Bologna, with the entire public in favor, Filippo Volandri’s team defeated Belgium 2-0 and reached the grand final.
The triumphs of their two singles players were enough for the Azzurri to get into the definition, preventing their stellar doubles duo, composed of Andrea Vavassori and Simone Bolelli, from going into action to close the victory. Firstly, Matteo Berrettini (56th), who was 6th and a Wimbledon finalist in 2021, easily defeated Raphael Collignon (86th) 6-3 and 6-4.
However, the highlight of the day came from Flavio Cobolli (22nd) and Zizou Bergs (86th), who starred in one of the best games of the season, and nothing more and nothing less than in a world semifinal. Bergs had no margin for error if he wanted his team to continue with a chance of reaching the final. Cobolli, for his part, had the opportunity to become a hero and not miss Sinner and Musetti.
The meeting had everything. In fact, The two players had seven match points! each one to get the point. After more than three hours of play, and only one break in the entire duel, Cobolli showed his hierarchy and achieved an unforgettable victory 6-3, 6-7 (5) and 7-6 (15)in a final tiebreak that ended 17-15!
In this way, the local team has already secured its ticket to the 2025 Davis Cup grand final, achieving it for the third consecutive year (it is the current two-time champion). Volandri’s team became the first country to reach three consecutive definitions since Australia achieved it between 1999 and 2001.
In the end, wait for Spain, without Carlos Alcaraz or Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, or Alexander Zverev’s Germany (3rd)executioner of the Argentine National Team. It will be played next Sunday, November 23.
