The American taylor fritzsemifinalist of the recent ATP finals, and the Italian Lorenzo Musettione of the great promises of world tennis, respectively number 9 and 23 in the ranking, will star this Thursday in one of the stellar duels of the final stage of the Davis Cup from Málaga marked by the absence of Jannik Sinner and Matteo Berrettini from the Italian team.
Captain Mardy Fish and Filippo Volandri announced their picks for the quarterfinal clash between the United States and Italy and they choose Fritz and Musetti for the background fight, which will decide the tie.
Back then, as number two in their teams, Frances Tiafoe and Lorenzo Sonego will open the trackwhich are ranked 19 and 25 in the world rankings.
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Fritz and Musetti, 25 and 20 years old, met only once, in the first round of the last Wimbledon, where the North American won in three straight sets.
Tiafoe (24 years old) also commands 1-0 in his history with Sonego (27) after his recent victory in the first round of the Masters 1,000 in Paris.
If they have to play doubles to decide the tie, they will play it Tommy Paul and Jack Sock from the United States and Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini from Italy.
The winner of this tie will face the winner of the Canada-Germany match in the semifinalswhich will also be played this Thursday.
On the other side of the table, the two semifinalists have already been decided: Australia, who eliminated the Netherlands, and Croatia, who beat Spain.
Source: La Verdad
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