Belgium to Davis Cup Semifinals: Bergs Defeats France

Belgium Advances to Davis Cup Semifinals After Defeating France

Bologna, Italy – Zizou Bergs secured Belgium’s place in the Davis Cup semi-finals by defeating Arthur Rinderknech with a score of 6-3, 7-6 (4). This victory gives Belgium an insurmountable 2-0 lead over France, a team that has been champion ten times. Belgium, which had lost its last four matches against France, including the 2017 final, will now face Italy or Austria on Friday. The last two quarter-finals will be played on Thursday, with Germany, ranked number 2, competing against Argentina, and Spain against the Czech Republic, seeded number 4. Bergs dominated the match and sealed the victory with a powerful right-hand strike that landed on the line. Previously, Raphael Collignon achieved a comeback against Corentin Moutet, with a score of 2-6, 7-5, 7-5, giving Belgium the initial advantage of 1-0. The matches are defined as the best of three: two singles and one doubles. Both countries returned to this phase of the team competition since the 2019 renovation. The Davis Cup Finals in Bologna represents the sixth edition of the event where the champion is defined in a neutral venue. Moutet maintained a solid game until the twelfth game of the second set, where he committed two double faults and missed an easy point at the net after attempting a shot between his legs, losing his serve and allowing Collignon to force a decisive third set. A similar scenario unfolded in the third set, with Collignon achieving the decisive break in the final game.