He took a risk, but he was right. With the Davis Cup match between Italy and Argentina tied after Francisco Cerundolo’s (ATP 30) 6-4 6-1 victory over Lorenzo Musetti (17), followed by Jannik’s 6-2 6-1 Sinner (1) on Sebastian Baez (27), captain Filippo Volandri decided to give up the specialists Bolelli and Vavassori and send Sinner himself onto the field for the decisive double paired with Matteo Berrettini. After a few settling-in games, the two Azzurri found the key to prevail 6-4 7-5 over Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni.
In the semi-final the defending champions will face Australia, in a rematch of the last final. Lleyton Hewitt’s protégés subverted the prediction by beating the USA 2-1: Taylor Fritz (4) evened the score, thanks to the double 6-4 inflicted on Alex de Minaur (9), after the incoming knockout of Ben Shelton ( 21), who lost 16-14 in the third set tie-break with Thanasi Kokkinakis (77). The specialists Matthew Ebden and Jordan Thompson then defeated Shelton and Tommy Paul in doubles with another 6-4 6-4.
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