Italy to the Davis Cup Final: Seeks the Triple with Cobolli and Berrettini

Italy Qualifies for the Davis Cup Final After Epic Battle

Italy, the defending champion, returns to the Davis Cup final after a dramatic semi-final. Flavio Cobolli defeated Zizou Bergs of Belgium with a score of 6-3, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (15), saving seven match points. Cobolli, after squandering six opportunities to close out the match, finally secured the victory for Italy. He celebrated effusively with his teammates and then consoled Bergs, who was comforted by his team. The final set tiebreak, with a score of 17-15, became the sixth longest in Davis Cup history.

We fought for our country, for this victory, but in the end, I realized my dream. I played for my whole team, my family, and it’s one of the best days of my life.

Flavio Cobolli

Cobolli’s victory secured Italy’s place in the final without the need to play the doubles match. Previously, Matteo Berrettini contributed to the Italian triumph by defeating Raphael Collignon with a score of 6-3, 6-4.

Italy reaches the final with a streak of 13 consecutive victories and will face the winner of the semi-final between Germany and Spain. The match between Cobolli and Bergs was an intense duel, with Bergs, despite not having individual titles on the circuit, showing a great level. The match was decided in a tiebreak full of emotions, where both players had opportunities to close the match. The captain of the Italian team, Filippo Volandri, expressed his amazement at the intensity of the match.

In my five years as captain, I had never seen anything like it. But this is what the Davis Cup does. It was incredible. In the end, I told Cobolli, it’s 5% tactics and 95% heart.

Filippo Volandri

Berrettini, for his part, had a more controlled match, securing the first set and closing the second with impeccable serving. This edition of the Davis Cup Finals 8 is the sixth since the new format was implemented, where the champion is defined at a neutral venue.