Australia is waiting for the Djokovic-Sinner survivor in the final

Australia He repeated the final with Martín Carpena in Málaga, where he lost to Canada twelve months ago. He will try again this Sunday, at 4 p.m., against the survivor of the battle of favorites who will star in Italy by Jannik Sinner and the Serbia of Novak Djokovicwhich will collide this Saturday starting at 12:00 pm

The second country with the most ‘silver salad bowls’ after the United States is again trying to extend a record that stopped in 2003, when Lleyton Hewitt, Mark Philippoussis and the pair Wayne Arthurs-Todd Woodbridge they left without a prize Carlos Moya, Juan Carlos Ferrero and double Alex Corretja and Feliciano Lópezled by Jordi Arrese.

Hewitt, who avenged the defeat at Palau Sant Jordi in 2000, has continued to be Australia’s driving force in the Davis Cup, now from the bench as captain. He introduced himself at the last minute on the call Alexei Popyrinthis and his number one, Alex de Minaurthey quickly closed out the tie, 2-0, with surprising ‘Cinderella’ Finland.

Popyrin passed Otto Virtanen, the Finnish hero in the quarterfinals, 7-6 (5) and 6-2. De Miñaur, whose mother is Spanish and lives in Alicante, was sentenced, beating Emil Ruusuvuoribounced back that way after his loss against Canada, 6-4 and 6-3.

Australia will seek its 29th Davis Cup, first in twenty years, playing in its 49th final, against either Italy or Serbia. Sinner and Djokovicon a streak of 21 singles in a row dominated in this tournament, will meet in second singles and can repeat the duel in doubles if the tie is 1-1.

This will be his third ‘single’ in two weeks, after sharing victories at the ATP Finals in Turin. Although on the decisive day, the law of No. prevailed Novak Djokovic.