Jannik Sinner played a key role in moving to the definition this Sunday, a case in which the European team will look to win its second crown. For its part, Australia will try to win its 29th trophy.
This Saturday has become a day of celebration in Italy, after that country’s Davis Cup team beat Serbia 2-1 in the second semi-final of the most traditional team tennis competition.
Both countries took to the field of the José María Martín Carpena Sports Palace in Málaga, Spain, knowing that if they achieved a victory, Australia would be the rivals for the title after the Oceanic team beat Finland 2-0 the other way. .
In this way, the Italian Lorenzo Musetti (27th) and the Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic (55th) were responsible for opening the series in a match that lasted two hours and 23 minutes, and in which The Balkan player was able to come back from a match which started by losing 7-6(7) in the first set, then won 6-2 and 6-1. .
Thus, and with an argument in their favor, the Serbs saw in Novak Djokovic (1st) the hope of reaching their third Davis Cup final; However, Jannik Sinner (4th) -that “Nole” had beaten less than a week ago in the definition of the ATP finals- He said something else after beating him in another contested match by partials of 6-2, 2-6 and 7-5. after two hours and 35 minutes of fierce combat.
In fact, the best tennis player on the planet had three match points in the third round (his rival had 4-5 and 0-40); However, the 22-year-old Italian managed to come back and ultimately tip the scales in his favor, breaking the next game and then closing the match with his serve. .
With the series tied 1-1, everything was decided in doubles, a match in which the couple composed of Sinner and Lorenzo Sonego clearly beat the duo Djokovic and Kecmanovic 6-3 and 6-4 in one hour and 36 minutes.
In this way, Italy has reached the eighth final in its history and will seek the second silver medal after that obtained in 1976 against Chile in Santiago. . For its part, Australia will be playing their 49th final and against the Europeans, they aspire to win the 29th Davis Cup title. .
The definition of the competition will take place this Sunday, November 26 in the same sports complex in the city of Malaga that hosted the semi-final matches.
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