Matteo Berrettini paved the way and Flavio Cobolliwith an extraordinary match, putting an exclamation mark by defeating Filip Misolic with a score 6-1, 6-3: Tennis Italy wins 2-0 against Austria (without needing a double) and fly in semi-finals where on Friday they will meet Belgium, who surprisingly managed to beat France on Tuesday. The Tuscan tennis player was magnificent and luxurious in every area of the court and with every shot annihilating the opposition, the Azzurri were in the semifinals for the fourth year in a row.
Cobolli: “Best day of my life”
“Thank you everyone, it’s really special to be able to play on this field. It is true best day of my lifeI have always dreamed of wearing this shirt and doing it in Italy for all the players in the team, my family and the people who follow me. We’ve felt your support, it’s only the first day and we need you more‘”, Cobolli declared passionately on the sidelines at the end of the match. Finally, attention to his friend Berrettini.”Congratulations Matteo, you played a great match. It’s always a pleasure to see you on the pitch and when you play for the national team, you motivate us all to do our best for the competition. Many friends support us, the team is united and we are ready to fight for each other.”.
Volandri’s pride
“I am proud and very happy with the players for the way we succeeded and won this round which hid many pitfalls despite the fact that this round was played in Italy and the rankings among the tennis players were different. We have paid, at our own expense, with Canada some time ago and now we are trying to transfer a winning mentality to the team. I am also happy and proud of today’s full score.” said Davis Cup team captain Filippo Volandriafter qualifying for the semifinals. “OR“It will be like a final with two Belgians turning into Davis: Bergs is already an extraordinary player, Collignon has developed a lot so let’s stay focused because there is still a long way to go”, he added when asked what he thought of his next opponent.
Flavio’s clear victory in two sets
That first set It immediately started well for the Tuscan who immediately stole a break from Austrian Misolic and secured a point on a change of serve, 2-0 very quickly and the Italian public made themselves heard. The Austrian reacted (2-1) but Cobolli was absolutely super and after 3-1 he got another break in the fifth game, until now there is no match. The sixth game was the most difficult because for the first time Misolic also had three break points (0-40) but Cobolli canceled it and managed to take it home, 5-1. In the seventh game Flavio dominated his opponent and scored three break-set points: the first was canceled, but not the second with the blue closing the first set in just 29 minutes with a score. 6-1.
That second set starting with Cobolli’s serve, from 40-30 came the first point for the blue, 1-0. Flavio performed an extraordinary feat when in the second game he came back from 40-0 down to take the lead and with an incredible win he led 2-0, unplayable. Volleys, throws and aces, the blue player did not make any mistakes and flew 3-0, posing a serious threat to the match and the passage of the Italian tennis team to the semifinals. Misolic reduced the deficit on his change of serve (3-1) and in the fifth game something new happened, a break point for the Austrian which was immediately canceled by Flavio’s effective serve who came out of a tricky moment in a big way with two aces, 4-1.
Misolic recovered from 0-30 and made it short (4-2) but Cobolli remained unplayable, 5-2. Last shot for the Austrian (5-3) but Cobolli finished well and gave the deciding point to Italtennis (6-3) to reach the semifinals.
A bold performance from Flavio Cabolli
The Italian closed out a 6-1 6-3 win #Davis Cup pic.twitter.com/2Zkq6vJTEh
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