Davis Cup: Italy in the quarter-finals, Russia starts confidently
While Russia celebrated a sovereign opening win over Ecuador at the Davis Cup in 2021, Italy is already in the quarter-finals.
by Nikolaus Fink
last edit: Nov 28, 2021, 12:06 am
Cheers in Turin: The Italian Davis Cup team is already in the quarter-finals of the team competition. After the success over the USA on Friday, the home side also won against Colombia on Saturday. Lorenzo Sonego (6: 7 (5), 6: 4 and 6: 2 against Nicolas Mejia) and Jannik Sinner (7: 5 and 6: 0 against Daniel Elahi Galán) ensured clear relationships and the associated quarter-finals even before the double .
Previously, the Australians had prevailed 2-1 against Hungary in Turin. Alex de Minaur put John Millmans 7: 5, 2: 6 and 7: 6 (2) success over Marton Fucsovics to 1: 1 after the opening defeat, before John Peers and Alex Bolt remain victorious in doubles in three sets. Nevertheless, Lleyton Hewitt's team has already left.
Meanwhile, top favorite Russia celebrated an undisputed 3-0 victory over Ecuador in Madrid. Andrey Rublev beat Roberto Quiroz 6: 3, 4: 6 and 6: 1, Daniil Medvedev then had significantly fewer problems with Emilio Gomez and won 6: 0 and 6: 2. At the end of the day, Aslan Karatsev and Rublev also held their own in doubles. In the first international match of the day Kazakhstan had prevailed against Sweden 2-1.
In Innsbruck, however, Great Britain and Germany won. Michael Kohlmann's team will face Austria on Sunday after the surprising 2-1 win over Serbia, led by Novak Djokovic.