Italy won 2-0 Australia in the Spanish city of Malaga and qualified for the final of the Davis Cup after the tennis player Matteo Berrettini (35th) beat the Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis (77th) by 6-7 (6), 6-3 and 7-5 in the first match of the day and Jannik Sinner (1st) do the same in the second against Álex de Minaur (9th) by 6-3 and 6-4.
Matteo Berrettini had started well, but he could not close the first set – in which he had a 6-5 lead – and in the tiebriek his opponent surpassed him, taking advantage of the key moments, so he took the set 6-7 (6).
For the second set, the Italian got a break in the eighth game (5-3) which led him to equalize the match after winning the set 6-3.
In the third, both tennis players did not make any difference, until the eleventh game where Berrettini had a break that this time, unlike the first set, he was able to close in his favor and left Italy one step away from entering the final again. of the Davis Cup.
In this way, the thirty-fifth in the ATP ranking achieved his eighth victory in the competition in the ten individual matches he has played since he debuted in 2019.
Who sealed the pass to the second consecutive final was the world number one, Jannik Sinner (1st) who defeated the Australian Alex de Miñaur (9th) 6-3 and 6-4. The leader of the ATP Rankings had a favorable statistic in all the meetings against Minaur: he won the eight times they met previously.
Sinner beat the Australian in one hour and 29 minutes, making Italy one step away from achieving the double this year after the women’s team championship in the Billie Jean King Cup also held in Malaga.
Due to Sinner’s victory and Italy’s qualification for the final, the third match between Australians Matthew Ebden and Jordan Thompson and doubles players Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori was not played.
The final will take place on Sunday from 12 at the same Malaga venue where the entire final phase was held, the José María Martín Carpena Sports Palace.
Source: Ambito
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