BOLOGNA (ITALPRESS) – Italy flies in the final in the Davis Cup. The national team led by Filippo Volandri suffers but beats Belgium for 2-0, without passing from the double decisive. The two singles to the blue in the first semi-final of the Finals, staged on the indoor cement of Bologna. After the victory of Matteo Berrettini against Raphael Collignon (6-3 6-4), the point of success signed him Flavio Cobolli (22 of the world), beating Zizou Bergs (43 of the Atp ranking) with a score of 6-3 6-7 (5) 7-6 (15), after just over three hours of authentic battle. The blue canceled seven match points at the opponent. On the contrary, Cobolli closed the match point in his favor (after Bergs had canceled six “game points”).
After the final of 2023, won against Australia, and last year, won against Holland, Italy for the third consecutive year (first time in history) will play the last act of the Davis Cup. The last nation to play three finals in a row was Australia, between 1999 and 2001. On Sunday the Azzurri will face the winner of the match between Germany and Spain, which will be fighting tomorrow, starting at 12. It extends to 12 successes the positive strip of Italy in the Davis Cup matches. The last ko dates back to 2023, against Canada. He did not manage to arrive at the Davis final, Belgium, still dry of saladmaker and arrived at the Final Eight in Bologna through the qualifying.
COBOLLI “SQUADRA UNITA, PROVIAMO A RAGGIUNGERE UN SOGNO”
“I only know that we are a group of five guys who put into the field everything they have and always fight for each other. I managed to bring this victory home only thanks to them. We are a united team and are trying to reach our dream.” These words, to the microphones of SuperTennis, of an excited Flavio Cobolli after the success on Zizou Bergs. Italy in the final against the winner of Spain-Germany. “Playing with such a hot audience is easier. Today I risked a little (laughs ndr.) but it was a little as I imagined my ideal match. I lived my biggest dream and I was trying to give my family victory, to my brother, who does not stop crying, and to my friend Edoardo Bove, who I hope will come back to play soon”, added Cobolli.
BERRETTINI “TANTA FELICITÀ E TANTA VOGLIA DI LOTTARE”
“Tanta happiness for this victory and so much desire to fight for this blue jersey. Today’s game I’m a bit complicated on my own but, fortunately, it went well. I tried to pull out all the energies I had inside and it went well.” These words, to the microphones of SuperTennis, by Matteo Berrettini after the success in the first singular. “The day is not over: now it’s up to Flavio Cobolli. I don’t even remember how old I was when, together with my brother, we played with balloons in the house, pretending to be professional tennis players. Time passes but emotions never pass”, added the Roman tennis player.
VOLANDRI “CUORE STRAORDINARIO, LAVORIAMO PER QUESTO”
“I’ve never seen anything like this, it’s emotions that only Davis can give. The heart of the boys was something extraordinary, there was an incredible performance from both players. Flavio put everything in it, even when things weren’t good. We are here for this and we work all year to give us these emotions.” These words, to the microphones of SuperTennis, by Filippo Volandri, captain of Italy. “We are working well and want to stay at the top of this competition. We enjoy this victory and then head to the Sunday final. The finals are final, regardless of who arrives. Tomorrow we will see who will come and we will put the usual heart”, adds Volandri.
BINAGHI “COBOLLI? CUORE, ORGOGLIO E VOGLIA DI LOTTARE”
“I’ve never seen such a thing, it looked like a thriller movie. I think this match has beaten the audience of Sinner of the Atp Finals. Bergs was a tough opponent and fortunately he had a bit of a rush on the match points, but probably at tennis today he played better than Flavio (Cobolli ndr.), who played with heart, pride and desire to fight and these values are rewarded. It’s a beautiful message we send to so many guys. Perseverance, passion and heart to the long reward.” These words, to the microphones of SuperTennis, by Angelo Binaghi, president of Fitp, after the success of Italy. “Matteo (Berrettini ndr.) is a player built for constructions like these. In a team race, I’d make him do anything. Today it has made the difference between a great player like Collignon and an extraordinary player like him. When the points counted, it was always concentrated. In the field he felt a different weight,” adds Binaghi.
“In this event nothing is discounted, Sunday we will sell dear skin. We are the strongest nation in the world in tennis and we have children with great heart. I think we’ll have great satisfaction. We will play the final in the house and we will definitely have a squadron in front. We try to keep our feet on the ground, trying to maintain such an exuberant movement is not easy. We have to make the right choices. We did our duty: we organized Davis and we did well to choose Bologna”, concluded the number one of the Federation.
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