The host in Turin opened the triptych of challenges by losing 1-2. Sinner beats Cilic 2-1 and goes on the field in the doubles with Fognini against Metkic-Pavic, the blue couple yields in two sets
Turin returns to embrace Italy in the Davis Cup. The passage of the round arrived with the clear victories against the United States and Colombia dragged the blue colors of tennis to the quarter-finals, staged today always at home at Pala Alpitour against Croatia. The horizon to be pursued is the Final Four scheduled in Madrid from 3 to 5 December, where the hypothetical opponent will be the winner between Kazakhstan and Novak Djokovic’s Serbia recovered from the two best runners-up.
Change of the last hour in the double blue of the Davis Cup which is worth a place in the semifinals. It is Jannik Sinner, and not Simone Bolelli, who supports Fabio Fognini in the match against the Croatian couple Nikola Mektic / Mate Pavic who closes the Italy-Croatia quarter-final, underway at the Pala Alpitour in Turin.
Sinner / Fognini-Mektic / Pavic 3-6
On the 2-1 break of the Croatian couple who escapes 3-1 and then extends 4-1, Sinner keeps the service for 4-2, then it is 5-2. In the eighth game four set points canceled by the Azzurri with Fognini on duty who then closed 5-3. The Croatians in the service close the set 6-3 and lead 1-0. The Azzurri did not play badly but the only break immediately weighs heavily on the scoring economy.
Second set, Sinner on the serve makes no mistake: 1-0, immediately the Croatians keep the service 1-1. Fognini also holds the service, 2-1 Italy. It continues on 2-2 and then with Sinner serving ahead 3-2. Still a tie, the Croats do not miss a beat: 3-3. With Fognini at the service there is the Croatian break, along the lines of the first set once again the Azzurri are overcome: 3-4 and now it gets really hard. The Croatian couple holds the 3-5 hour serve Sinner and is 4-5. In the tenth game the Azzurri raise the white flag, they fought but tonight there was little to do against the Croatian couple.
The Azzurri today in Turin are on the pitch with mourning on their arm to remember the doctor of the great Italian tennis player Pier Francesco Parra, who died at the age of 64. Parra has long been a point of reference of the Italian Tennis Federation and doctor of many tennis players of the national team.
Sinner wins in three sets against Cilic 3-6, 7-6, 6-3
Started the confrontation, both keep the service, then break of the Croatian who extends 1-4. Sinner in trouble to respond to the service. The blue closes the sixth game at 0 2-4 then Cilic takes the point of 2-5 and goes on 3-5. Very long the ninth game at the end closed by Cilic who wins the first set 3-6.
The second set starts badly: Sinner immediately loses his service, then keeps the service of the third game 1-2 and there is the blue counterbreak that goes to 2-2. For the first time since the start of the match, the blue moves forward 3-2 keeping the serve, then 3-3. The match continues up to 4 all then Sinner loses the 4-5 service again, the Croatian serves but there is Sinner’s counterbreak supported by the Turin crowd and he goes on 5 all. The eleventh game belongs to the South Tyrolean: 6-5. Cilic keeps the service 6-6 and goes to the tiebreak won by the Italian: 7-4
Third game: Sinner’s break at 0, great enthusiasm for the blue who seems to have returned to the game. Controbreak and everything to be redone 1-1. Great recovery of Cilic who brings back 2-1 keeping the service. We need Sinner, calm 2-2, even the Croatian keeps the service up to 3-3 when there is the new break of Sinner who returns to 4-3. It has been played for two hours and 42 minutes in Turin and Sinner keeps the service going 5-3. Fantastic Sinner who closes 6-3 by winning on Cilic’s serve and taking home the match. Italy-Croatia 1-1 everything is played with double.
Sonego collapses on the most beautiful: Gojo, number 279 in the ranking, sends Croatia on 1-0
The first set of the opening match starts downhill: Sonego goes on 4-1 against the least-rated Croatian of the expedition facing Italy. Then the opponent comes back down holding the serve and signing a break, the fault of a badly played game by Sonego. The moment of difficulty lasts until 4-4. This time Sonego holds the bar and goes ahead again, but it doesn’t last long: 5-5. Both keep the bar, it goes 6-6 in the tiebreak: the Croatian dominates and wins the first set by surprise. The second set begins with a break from Sonego who is also good at winning the second game, taking the lead 2-0. Another break and another extension of the Turin player, who does not repeat the experience of the first set. And in fact it spreads until the final 6-2 in 35 ‘. The third set is marked by a chase that does not find a happy ending: Sonego loses a serve and does not mend, Gojo signs the feat with a clear 6-2.
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