daviscup25italia_spain

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  1. Voo de Mar says:
    November 23, 2025 at 10:45 pm
    Points won by each set: | 14-30, 47-45, 33-27 |
    Points won directly behind the serve:
    22 % Cobolli – 19 of 85
    29 % Munar – 33 of 111

    Italy it’s a tennis powerhouse in the 20s; despite the absence of two best Italian players (Sinner & Musetti, who were exhausted after a demanding finish of the season), the Italians triumphed for the third straight time in the Davis Cup finals as the competition moved after six years from Spain to… Italy. The Spaniards were also deprived of their two top players (Alcaraz, Davidovich), but it’s tough to call ‘surprise’ their participation in the final given the quality of other teams which came to Bologna (only one Top 15 player, Zverev)… Cobolli [22] and Munar [36] enjoyed the best season of their careers, each of them knew that would win the most important match of their lives, the Spaniard was in a tougher position because his potential victory only prolonged Spanish chances in doubles. He won an amazing rally at 1:0* (30-all) manufacturing a rare shot (a defensive BH lob using one hand above his head jumping a bit) and it helped him to go into the zone. He led *1:0 (30/40) in the 2nd set when someone fainted in the stands, and the match was halted for nine minutes. After the break he wasn’t the same, but still good enough to put himself into a position of being close to win the match in two successive sets (3 and 4 points away respectively). In the semifinal, 23-year-old Cobolli survived even a longer match as he defeated Zizou Bergs 6-3, 6-7, 7-6 withstanding seven match points in the deciding 17/15 tie-break (the sixth longest deciding 3rd set tie-break in history).

    Final (Bologna): ITALY d. SPAIN 2-0
    Matteo Berrettini d. Pablo Carreno Busta 6-3, 6-4
    Flavio Cobolli d. Jaume Munar 1-6, 7-6(5), 7-5
    Simone Bolelli / Andrea Vavassori vs. Marcel Granollers / Pedro Martinez, cancelled

    Serve & volley: both 4/4

    Italy’s route to the title:
    Q: Austria 2-0, Belgium 2-0, Spain 2-0… (Bologna in November)

    ☆ For the first time in history since the DC format has been changed (2019), the defending champion (Italy) was automatically qualified to the “Finals”;
    both Berrettini & Cobolli won their all singles matches (three each)

    From left: Filippo Volandri (captain), Flavio Cobolli, Lorenzo Sonego, Matteo Berrettini, Andrea Vavassori & Simone Bolelli

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