Faraj Benlahoucine, Media365, published on Saturday November 23, 2024 at 6:37 p.m.
Jannik Sinner beat Australian Alex De Minaur this Saturday. A success in two rounds synonymous with qualification for the final for the Italians against the Netherlands.
Davis Cup title holders, Italy will defend their crown against the Netherlands. This Saturday, Jannik Sinner got the better of Alex De Minaur to send his nation to the final after 1h29 of tough fighting (6-3, 6-4). Despite losing a service game in the first set, the world No. 1 recovered well to fly to win the set. During the second act during which his opponent took the lead, he once again confiscated the Australian's service at 4-4 to confirm in the process.
This result granted the Transalpines the second decisive point because a little earlier this Saturday, Matteo Berrettini opened the scoring at the expense of Thanasi Kokkinakis ((6)6-7, 6-3, 7-5). However, the 35th in the world fought harder to win. Benefiting from three squandered set points, the Italian lost the first set in the tie-break. He was therefore forced to play overtime on the Malaga court where he ended up having the last word after 2h46 of play.
This Sunday, Jannik Sinner and his team will challenge the Batavians to try the back-to-back. They reach this level of competition for the first time thanks in particular to their success in the quarter-final against the host country, Spain, led by the newly retired Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz.
