The Italian national team, which yesterday defeated the representative of Australia without needing the double, faces the selection of the Netherlands today in the grand final. For the Azzurri there is a historic opportunity to perform a consecutive encore, something that has never happened before today
19:27 – Sinner flies 40-0, gets three match points, recovers to deuce and then closes with the advantage. Italy wins the Davis Cup!
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19:23 – Sinner gets the break at 15. Now he will serve for the match. Italy-Holland 7-6 5-2
19:20 – Sinner consolidates the lead with a scoreless game. Italy-Holland 7-6 4-2
19:13 – Sinner comes back to 40-40 and gets a break point, but sends a forehand long. However, a backhand error by the Dutchman gets him another one and this time there is a break with a double fault. Italy-Holland 7-6 3-2
19:10 – In a surprise the Dutchman flies 15-40 and performs the counterbreak bringing the set back to a draw. Italy-Holland 7-6 2-2
19:04 – Break Sinner. This time Griekspoor makes a mistake and the blue breaks the serve. Italy-Holland 7-6 2-1
19:00 – Sinner also closes to zero. Italy-Holland 7-6 1-1
18:57 – Griekspoor continues along the lines of the first set and closes the game to zero. Italy-Holland 7-6 0-1
18:49 – Sinner closes the tie-break 7-2 and gives Italy the lead 7-6. The blue player’s response was splendid at 4-2, which was worth the second mini-break
18:40 – The Dutchman, deadly at serve, shows no signs of slowing down. We go to the tie-break. Italy-Holland 6-6
18:37 – Sinner closes at 15 and forces the Dutchman to serve to stay in the set. Italy-Holland 6-5
18:34 – Griekspoor was perfect, equalizing the score with a game to zero. Italy-Holland 5-5
18:30 – Sinner has no problems serving, closing the game at 30. Italy-Holland 5-4
18:27 – Maintains Griekspoor service at 30. Italy-Holland 4-4
18:25 – Sinner closes to zero. Italy-Holland 4-3
18:20 – Almost flawless service at Griekspoor. Service closed to zero. Italy-Holland 3-3
18:17 – Sinner also closes on 15. Italy-Holland 3-2
18:14 – The Dutchman is confident on serve and closes at 15. Italy-Holland 2-2
18:09 – Griekspoor goes 15-40 and wins two break points, but Jannik saves and ends the game with the advantages. Italy-Holland 2-1
18:05 – Griekspoor also closes on 15. Italy-Holland 1-1
18:02 – Sinner closes the first game at 15 with an ace. Italy-Holland 1-0
18:00 – The match begins
17:53 – Sinner and Griekspoor started warming up for the second match of the Davis final. If the South Tyrolean triumphs he will give Italy the second silver salad bowl in a row, the third in its history.
17:30 – Matteo Berrettini triumphs 6-4 6-2. Now it’s Sinner’s turn against Griekspoor
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17:26 – Berrettini gets another break point at the advantage and scores after a long shot from the Dutchman. Now it will be used for the match. Italy-Holland 6-4 5-2
17:21 – Matteo closes at zero. Italy-Holland 6-4 4-2
17:18 – Van de Zandschulp closes the gap by closing the game at 15 after a volley. Italy-Holland 6-4 3-2
17:16 – Berrettini consolidates the break by closing at 15. Italy-Holland 6-4 3-1
17:08 – Matteo Berrettini recovers from 40-15 and gets a break point which the Dutchman manages to save with an ace. However, the blue gets another one with a great forehand down the line and thanks to the Dutchman’s double fault he finds the break. Italy-Holland 6-4 2-1
17:05 – Matteo closes at 30. Italy-Holland 6-4 1-1
17:01 – In the second set the first game with Van de Zandschulp serving. The Dutch closes at 15. Italy-Holland 6-4 0-1
16:52 – On serve for the set Matteo goes down 15-30 but recovers and wins the first set 6-4.
16:49 – Berrettini flies 0-40 and wins three break points. He closes on the first after a ball into the net by the Dutchman. Break. Italy-Holland 5-4
16:47 – Berrettini finds serve again and ends a perfect scoreless game with an ace. Italy-Holland 4-4
16:42 – Van de Zandschup wins the game at 30 with a final ace. Italy-Holland 3-4
16:39 – Matteo closes at 30 after the Dutch mistake on a lob after a wrong smash. Italy-Holland 3-3
16:35 – The Dutch closes at 15. Italy-Holland 2-3
16:33 – Berrettini closes to zero with an ace. Italy-Holland 2-2
16:30 – Caps too out of size with the right side. The Dutchman wins the game at 15. Italy-Holland 1-2
16:26 – Berrettini also wins his game with advantages. Italy-Holland 1-1
16:20 – Van de Zandschulp holds serve to advantages. Italy-Holland 0-1
16:16 – The meeting begins
16.05 – Berrettini and Van de Zandschulp took to the pitch and after the usual photos the warm-up phases began.
15:30 – In about half an hour the first two Tennis players selected by captains Volandri and Haarhuis will take to the court: Matteo Berrettini will face Botic van de Zandschulp. A comparison with the Dutchman who beat Nadal who smiles at the Roman tennis player given the precedents which see a crushing 4-0.
Next, the world number 1 will face the ATP number 40 Tallon Griekspoor. The previous matches between the two were 5-0 in favor of the South Tyrolean.
14:49 – We are getting closer and closer to the last act of the Davis Cup. Italy got this far after beating Argentina in the quarter-finals and Australia in the semi-finals with a clear 2-0. In the group, however, they beat Brazil 2-1, Belgium 2-1 and Holland 2-1. The latter, however, beat the Spanish hosts in the quarter-finals 2-1 and Germany 2-0 in the semi-finals: in the preliminary round they beat Brazil 2-1, then losing 2-1 to both Italy and with Belgium.
14:40 – Yesterday Djokovic’s decision to rely on Andy Murray as coach in view of the Australian Open surprised everyone a bit. A curious but not new collaboration between champions and former champions in the world of tennis, here are the most famous examples.
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13:44 – Tension is rising for the Davis Cup final between Italy and the Netherlands. The precedents smile big on the Azzurri, ahead 9-1 and with a Sinner currently unstoppable. Here is the full preview of the match.
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10:05 – For the Azzurri there are many previous victories against the Dutch. Matteo Berrettini, in fact, boasts four victories in five matches against Botic Van de Zandschulp, while Jannik Sinner won five out of five occasions against Tallon Griekspoor.
09:15 – At 4.00pm today the Italian tennis team will challenge the Netherlands in the Davis Cup final. After beating Australia yesterday, Sinner and his teammates will challenge those who defeated Germany.
