The Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic rose earlier Lorenzo Musetti (6-7, 6-2 and 6-1) in the duel of the numbers two of semi-finals of the Davis Cup to be held in Malaga, forcing Jannik Sinner to beat Novak Djokovic to keep Italy alive in the tie.
Used by Italy Lorenzo Musetti (27th in the world) instead of Matteo Arnaldi, who squandered three match points against Dutch Botic van de Zandschulp in the quarterfinals (6-7, 6-3 and 7-6), but the change did not hinder Kecmanovic to give the first point of the series to Serbia for the second time in a row.
It was the Balkans that started with the best pace, placing 1-3. A warning for Musetti, who is still coming to terms with the demands of this competition. The Italian, however, woke up with 3-3 in his hands with a break ball, but the Serbian got up in time (2-4).
Kecmanovic He is a tough player, difficult to destabilize and for whom stealing a service game in his favor seems very complicated. But Musetti’s claw appeared at the right moment and with good shots he tied the match (5-5) and turned it around at 5-6.
It seems to be written and it is another one of this Davis Cup. Time for another tie-break. A double fault and some unforced errors by Musetti invited pessimism, but like a Phoenix she rose again to make it the third set point and score Italy’s first.
Forced to return, Kecmanovic took the challenge and made it possible. In the second set he warmed up and found the weak points of a deflating Musetti until he gave up the set that leveled everything (6-2).
In the third and final match, the best version of the Serbian appeared, as he showed against the Englishman Jack Draper his violence in hitting from multiple positions. So, the games fell one after the other.
There was even a small stoppage in the game due to some muscle ailments Musetti, who after a massage from the physiotherapist of the Italian team was able to continue. Of course, that didn’t stop Kecmanovic from confirming the comeback with a resounding 6-1.
This achievement gives the opportunity to Novak Djokovic to close his team’s classification for the final, but to do so he must defeat the world number four, a Jannik Sinner which is now the only hope for the Italians.
Source: La Verdad
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