The two brightest stars will be gone, but that is always the question between Italy and Spain. Even in the Davis Cup. Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner will not be present, but in tomorrow’s deciding match in Bologna, the same flags that contested in the finals of the last three Slams and the ATP Finals will be the protagonists.
Same flag, but different protagonists. On the one hand there are the Azzurri who dream of consecutive trios, because they went straight to the deciding match of the tournament thanks to the performance of Flavio Cobolli, who yesterday in the second match of the semi-final against Belgium, fought “with blood in his mouth”, defeating the world number 43, Zizou Bergs, sending home the team led by Steve Darcis. On the other side, having just come through an equally difficult semifinal against Germany, there will be the Spanish team.
ANSA Agency Davis Cup: Zverev beats Munar, Germany and Spain 1-1 – Tennis – Ansa.it Decisive doubles qualify for final with Italy (ANSA) A surprise, among other things, considering that among the German players on paper there is the strongest player in the Davis Cup, the world’s third ranked player, Alexander Zverev. However, captain David Ferrer’s team managed to beat their opponents in three matches, through the doubles of Granollers and Martinez who beat the pair of Krawietz and Puetz in three sets (6-2, 3-6 and 6-3). Even without the champion, Alcaraz, who celebrated his teammates on social media, seconds after the victory, wrote: “Come on, great friends, tomorrow for the Cup”. For tomorrow, anticipation and enthusiasm are building around pavilion 37 BolognaFiere.
With the crowd of supporters increasing day by day, waiting for the team led by Filippo Volandri. Without much difficulty, the Super Tennis Arena will be sold out. At the event, fans will respond to the call of the Azzurri who, even after Sinner and Musetti defected, seem to have what it takes to make their dream come true: lifting the silver salad bowl for the third year in a row. It’s a feat no one has accomplished since 1972, when Stan Smith’s United States won five straight. Tomorrow, those who wear the uniform of the national team will be the children of a team that Volandri never hesitated to define as “one and strong”, although at the moment, as he emphasized after the success against Belgium, “it is difficult for everyone”, also because “in the final the ranking does not really matter, especially in the Davis Cup”.
ANSA Agency Davis Cup: Carreno Busta beats Struff, Spain-Germany 1-0 – Tennis – Ansa.it In second singles on court Jaume Munar and Alexander Zverev (ANSA) Despite everything, on their side, there was the energy of Cobolli who, commenting on the victory against Bergs yesterday, admitted that he was “aware of the possibility of losing”, but at that moment he tried “to be as brave and cool as possible”: after arriving “at a difficult point in the match – I am a Roma player, ranked 22nd ATP – I called the public, because I needed energy and I thought they could give me a good help”. And with him, there is his friend from the days of the “Roman Aniene club”, Matteo Berrettini, six years older, but, whatever his age, remains a “brother” to Cobolli. First, the friendly team that last night in the semifinals was followed on Rai 1 by 2.5 million people. And today, to practice, he enjoys playing “tennis football” together. Looking forward to the final against Spain, with the goal remaining, in Volandri’s words, “to win the 2025 Davis Cup”.
Alcaraz rejoiced on social media, “Vamos! Let’s win”
The number one in the ATP rankings, the Spaniard Carlos Alcarazm rejoiced on social media at the victory achieved by his teammates in the national team in the Davis Cup, reaching the final tomorrow, against Italy, in Bologna. “Vamos. Great! See you tomorrow for the cup”, he wrote on Instagram at the end of the match-winning double against Germany. Alcaraz did not join Davis due to an injury that forced him to withdraw at the last minute.
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