We need a win to answer that controversy that night. And victory has come: Italy made a successful debut in Last 8 Davis Cup. TO BolognaThe Azzurri beat Austria and reach their fourth consecutive world semifinal, continuing their Salad Bowl defense won in 2023 and 2024. Even without Sinner Jannik And Lorenzo Musetti The Italian’s performance was convincing: first, the points Matthew Berrettiniwhich he surpassed Yuri Rodionov in two sets, then success Flavio Cobolli oppose Philip Misolic. The two singles were enough to end Austria’s case and guarantee Italy a place in the world’s top four national teams. In the semifinals, the team Filippo Volandri will face Belgium, with the match scheduled for Friday November 21 starting at 4 p.m.
Berrettini and Cobolli win: Azzurri in Semifinals
Matteo Berrettini scored Italy’s first point. The Romans surpassed Rodionov, ranked 177th in the worldwith a score of 6-3, 7-6(4), and put the Azzurri ahead of Austria. Solid performance from the former finalist Wimbledonused to slow down an opponent who is surprisingly perfect at serving and often dangerous in return. After a somewhat slow start, Berrettini improved match by match: he dropped one match ball damagetook advantage of the first useful opportunity to break his opponent’s serve and closed the first set with a lead. In the second set, Rodionov reacted, who got three set points, but Berrettini saved himself with his serve. The Austrian then lost he explainedwhile blue maintained high concentration and excelled in the tie-break. “There’s not much to say: I miss you so much. This is why I play tennis, against Davis in front of this crowd. What do I think about that?” three set points for Rodionov? “That I don’t play just for myself, but for all of Italy,” he said Berrettinimoved, after the game.
What’s even more convincing is its performance Flavio Cobolli who made his absolute debut in the final phase Cup Davis beat ATP No. 79 Filip Misolic in straight sets (6-1, 6-3). Explosive, bold and perfect in his choices, perfect in his choices points important: the number one player of the Italian group shone with forehand and backhand, he broke five serves ball damage – three times in a row in the first set – and in response he won four breaks. After a partial first win in just 29 minutes, the world number 22 also dominated the second and took home the deciding point against Austria, giving Austria a partial win. blue qualify for the semi-finals. “It’s really special to be able to play on this pitch, this is the best day of my life. I’ve always dreamed of wearing this shirt and to do it in Italy is an extraordinary thing. We are all ready to fight together”, said the comment. cowboy at the end of the meeting.
Match against Belgium
Belgium will be Italy’s next opponent in the Davis Cup. The team led by Steve Darcis he surprisingly omitted it France to the quarterfinals thanks to a single success Raphael Collignon And Zizou Bergnumber 86 and 43 respectively in the world rankings. This won’t be an easy challenge for the Azzurri, even though on paper predictions see them as slight favourites. Possible, Volandri will once again rely on Matteo Berrettini in the first singles match against Collignon – there is no precedent between the two – while Flavio Cobolli must be faced Berg. A match, the last, that promises to be very even: it was the Belgian who won the only previous match played on an indoor hard court, always in Cup Davislast year.
