The return of Jannik Sinner in the view of Novak Djokovic This means opening wide the door to the ‘silver salad bowl’. Italy started rubbing their hands after knocking off number one enemy, Serbia, in the semifinals. And so close to a Davis Cup that the transalpine country only won in 1976.
In its seventh final, first since 1998, the talented new generation is on its way to confirming the prediction that Italy will soon rule the Davis Cup again.
Two 22-year-olds are ready to lift the trophy at the Martín Carpena Sports Palace in Malaga. The most famous Matteo Arnaldi, 44 in the world after breaking into the top-100 in May, made it 1-0 against Australia, lost Alexei Popyrin24 years old and number 40, by 7-5, 2-6 and 6-4 in 2h.27′.
Arnaldi leaves the Davis Cup in the hands of a hero Jannik SinnerNo. 4 ATP and who can seal victory against the ‘Aussie’ Alex de Minaurwhom he has beaten five times, last summer at the ATP Masters 1000 in Canada by 6-4 and 6-1.
As a wild card, the doubles, where Sinner will deliver again, as it happened against Serbia. He led Arnaldi, who debuted this year in the tournament, Lorenzo Musetti, Lorenzo Sonego and Simone Bolelli, with Filippo Volandri captained a formation with no one injured Matteo Berrettini and the discarded Fabio Fognini.
Australia against the ropes. They have already lost the 2022 final against Canada in this same scenario. The second most successful country in this competition, after the United States, stopped its record at 28 ‘salad bowls’ in 2003, with Lleyton Hewittnow captain, on the track.
Popyrin, who was called at the last minute because of Thanassi Kokkinakis (his friend Nick Kyrgios He’s been out all year), succumbing to Arnaldi who saved seven break points in the third set, going the better of the wire in an event that puts extra pressure on each of its participants.
Source: La Verdad
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