Italy returns to the Davis Cup final after Cobolli’s epic victory
Italy, the defending champion, has secured its place in the Davis Cup final. Flavio Cobolli starred in an exciting match against Zizou Bergs of Belgium, culminating in a crucial victory for the Italian team.
Cobolli defeated Bergs with scores of 6-3, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (15), demonstrating great resilience by saving seven match points in a dramatic tiebreak in the final set.
After wasting six opportunities to close out the match, Cobolli finally secured the victory for Italy. He celebrated effusively with his teammates and then consoled Bergs, who was comforted by his team.
The final tiebreaker, with a score of 17-15, became the sixth longest in Davis Cup history.
“We fight for our country, for this victory, but in the end, I realized my dream,” Cobolli commented. “I played for my whole team, my family, and it’s one of the best days of my life.”
Flavio CobolliCobolli’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.Flavio Cobolli celebrating the victory that led Italy to the Davis Cup final.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 captain of the Italian team, Filippo Volandri, expressed his amazement at Cobolli’s performance.
“In my five years as captain, I had never seen anything like it. But this is what the Davis Cup does. It was incredible,” said Volandri. “In the end, I told Cobolli, it’s 5% tactics and 95% heart.”
Filippo Volandri
The Davis Cup event is the sixth edition of this renewed format, where the champion is defined at a neutral venue.
