Italy choose Lorenzo Musetti as number two to deal with Serbiawho trusted again Miomir Kecmanovic for semi-final of the Davis Cup which will be held in Malaga, a duel that takes place before the dramatic reunion in between Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinnerrecent ATP Finals finalists in Turin.
The Italian team hopes to stop the favorite Serbia by starting on the right foot in the first match. For this, the captain Filippo Volandri choose Lorenzo Musetti (27th in the world) instead of Matteo Arnaldi, who wasted three match points against Dutch Botic van de Zandschulp in the quarterfinals (6-7, 6-3 and 7-6).
Volandri hopes that this change comes in the head and not the tail to make things easier for his number one Jannik Sinner in the stellar next match against Novak Djokovic. This is the third time they have played in just ten days, since they faced each other. others in the Finals. ATP with a victory for each, although last Sunday it was the Serbian who won.
In the event of a tie between the two singles, Serbia confirmed the presence again of Djokovic next to Dusan Lajovic, in 46th place in the world rankings. This duo will bet on experience, as ‘Nole’ is 36 years old and Dusan is 32.
The Italian couple selected for the tiebreaker is Simone Bolelli (38 years old) with Lorenzo Sonego, although the latter performed with Jannik Sinner against the Netherlands, with a transalpine win, and is likely to repeat. The doubles, therefore, can change depending on how the day progresses.
Starting at 12:00 pm, Italy and Serbia will fight for a place in the final, with Australia waiting for an impressive Álex de Miñaur, one of the most famous players of the tournament held at the José María Martín Sports Palace Carpena.
Source: La Verdad
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