The world number 1 easily won in just over an hour of play against Sébastien Baez. It allows the Transalpines to return to equality against Argentina, after Cerundolo's victory against Musetti.
Getting off to a bad start in its Davis Cup quarter-final against Argentina, Italy returned to the tie on Thursday (1-1) thanks to the clear victory of world No. 1 Jannik Sinner against Sebastian Baez (27th), before a double which will be decisive. Recent winner of the ATP Masters in Turin, his first victory in his native country, defending champion in the Davis Cup, Sinner dominated Baez 6-2, 6-1 in less than an hour and a quarter in Malaga, where the phase takes place final of the competition. In the first match of the day, the Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo (30th) beat the Italian Lorenzo Musetti (17th) 6-4, 6-1.
Everything will therefore be decided during the doubles match, which should, barring last minute changes, pit the Italian pair Simone Bolelli/Andrea Vavassori against the Argentines Maximo Gonzales and Andres Molteni, according to the team compositions published Thursday afternoon by the organizers. The winner will face Australia on Saturday for a place in the final. The green and gold selection beat the United States 2-1 earlier in the day.
Italy is looking for a 3rd Davis Cup after its victories in 1976 and 2023, Argentina for its part having only won a Silver Salad Bowl, in 2016. Backs against the wall after Musetti's defeat , Sinner hardly seemed under pressure against Baez, whom he broke in the 4th game (3-1). The Argentinian never managed to overcome his handicap but still offered good resistance at the end of the set, Sinner only concluding the first set 6-2 on his sixth set point. The world No.1 then inflicted a 6-1 on Baez, who only put him in difficulty in the fifth game, where he however did not convert any of his four opportunities to take the throw-in. Italian.
