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3-2 Game Tiafoe. All easy in the fifth game for the American, who ends with a winning serve.

40-0 This winning cross backhand from the American is very well executed.

30-0 Sonego loses control of the forehand.

15-0 Tiafoe’s backhand counter is perfect, which leaves the opponent still.

2-2 Game Sonego. With a winning first at 214 km/h, the number 45 ATP holds the serve.

40-30 Second winning service from the Piedmontese, who does not tremble.

30-30 Bad choice by Lorenzo, who plays the short ball straight instead of pushing. Tiafoe gets there and plays a good buup.

30-15 The backhand on the counterattack of the blue is a breath wide.

30-0 Tiafoe’s backhand response in the corridor.

15-0 ACE Sonego, the eighth.

2-1 Tiafoe match. Service and straight for the American, who saves himself and takes the lead again in this opening of the second set.

AD-40 Find two Tiafoe lines, the last one with a tricky smash.

40-40 The change with the cut back of the blue is clever, which causes the opponent to make a mistake.

AD-40 Tiafoe winning serve.

40-40 Sonego’s backhand pass along the winning line. Game that goes to the advantages.

40-30 He does all of the ATP number 19 in this game, now missing a trivial short ball.

40-15 ACE Tiafoe, the third.

30-15 Another first for Tiafoe.

15-15 American winning service.

0-15 Tiafoe wraps himself near the net, sending the forehand forward on the tape.

1-1 Game Sonego. With the combination of service and forehand, the blue easily holds the serve.

40-15 Sonego double foul, the first of the match.

40-0 Shoot away another Tiafoe answer.

30-0 The backhand response of the American does not pass.

15-0 Bravissimo Sonego, who places the counterattack with a narrow cross forehand.

1-0 Tiafoe match. Service and straight for the number 19 ATP, who holds the serve in the first game of the second set.

40-15 The blue is late on this backhand, who sends the shot into the net.

30-15 Great backhand response from Sonego, with the American sending the passer-by into the corridor.

30-0 On the line the straight line of the American.

15-0 Tiafoe’s straight attack is good.

SECOND SET

FIRST SET ITALY, SONEGO-TIAFOE 6-3! A slap on the fly and a smash are not enough, Lorenzo closes with the third rebound shot. The blue exults, who charges the fans, Italy ahead by a set.

40-30 SET POINT SONEGO. It’s long, it’s along the backhand of the American.

30-30 Great recovery with Lorenzo’s forehand, who was one step away from 15-40.

15-30 Tiafoe’s sensational backhand winning response.

15-15 Sonego’s forehand counterbalance is extraordinary, which defuses the opponent’s excellent response.

0-15 Tiafoe’s winning backhand along the line which leaves the blue still.

3-5 Game Drink. Winning serve of number 19 ATP. Sonego serves now for the first set.

40-15 Sonego’s backhand response is a bit long.

30-15 In this case, the approach to the net with the backhand of the American is excellent.

15-15 Completely out of turn with the American forehand.

15-0 Service and crossed backhand for Tiafoe.

5-2 Game Sonego. Without fear, he attacks and scores the forehand volley. Confirm the break with Piedmontese character. After the change of field Tiafoe will serve to stay in the set.

AD-40 I hit Tiafoe’s backhand at the end of a high intensity rally. 5-2 ball.

40-40 Sonego’s winning service at 207 km/h.

30-40 Tiafoe counterbreak ball. Winning backhand passer on the American’s line, who charges.

30-30 The backhand response of the number 19 ATP runs away.

15-30 The recovery of the American on Sonego’s damping is perfect.

15-15 Great second, and straight along the solid line of the blue.

0-15 Tiafoe’s straight answer on the line.

4-2 BREAK SONEGO! Even a pinch of luck that never hurts. Lorenzo’s soft passer pinches the tape and puts the American in trouble.

0-40 Three Sonego break points. Good backhand response from the blue, which catches Tiafoe unprepared.

0-30 WHAT A PUNTOOOOO! First a great defense, then a very powerful forehand from the Piedmontese.

0-15 Great point from Sonego, who responds to the first and throws a winning forehand practically in rebound.

3-2 Game Sonego. Seventh ACE by Lorenzo, who thanks to his serve comes out of the first delicate situation of this match.

AD-40 ACE providential of the blue, the sixth.

40-40 Misjudgment by Sonego, who prefers to play a difficult slap on the fly rather than wait for the rebound. The US passerby is convenient.

40-30 Powerful and precise backhand response from Tiafoe, who attacks the second from Turin.

40-15 ACE number 5 of the Piedmontese.

30-15 This winning forehand signed by the blue is beautiful, good at defending himself previously on the broadside in response to the opponent.

15-15 ACE Sonego, the fourth.

0-15 The American takes the net by playing an excellent answer, and closes with a comfortable high volley.

2-2 Game Tiafof. The Piedmontese tries to defend himself as best he can, but the last backhand is too weak.

40-15 ACE Tiafoe, the first of his match.

30-15 Lorenzo tries with the forehand along the line, but the ball ends up a bit long.

15-15 He answers profoundly and enters immediately with the forehand Sonego.

15-0 Tiafoe winning service.

2-1 Game Sonego. Penetrating and deep straight down the line right after the serve. Well Lorenzo.

40-30 The blue is immediately redeemed by throwing a powerful forehand inside in winning.

30-30 Straight to the open field of Sonego which breaks on the tape.

30-15 Lorenzo loses control of the anomalous forehand.

30-0 Tiafoe’s cut backhand is wide at the end of the first extended exchange of the match.

15-0 ACE Sonego, the third.

1-1 Game Drink. Shortly in the corridor, Sonego’s passer-by extends straight, who returns to the serve.

40-30 This straight Tiafoe hits badly and late.

40-15 The forehand of the American leaving the service is online.

40-0 Tiafoe winning service.

30-0 Sonego’s opposition forehand volley does not pass.

15-0 The blue’s straight slap runs away.

1-0 Game Sonego. Thanks to the second ACE of the game, Lorenzo easily and with personality holds the first game of the match.

40-0 Winning backhand on the counterattack coming out of the service for the Turinese.

30-0 Ace Sonego.

15-0 Tiafoe’s backhand response stops on the tape.

FIRST SET

10:15 The American won the toss and chose to receive. In just over four minutes off to the match with Sonego serving.

10:13 Lorenzo Sonego and Frances Tiafoe are preparing to face each other for the second time in their careers. The pre-match warm-up begins.

10:10 Now the American national anthem.

10:07 It’s time for the national anthems. Let’s start with the Italian one!

10:03 And here they are the two teams entering the field welcomed by the warm applause of the public.

9:58 A few more minutes and the two teams will enter the field. Palazzetto that is gradually filling up. Italian fans mostly in the stands.

9:54 There is only one precedent between Sonego and Tiafoe, namely the first round held at the recent Masters 1000 in Paris-Bercy. The American won with a double 6-4.

9:51 Captain Volandri, in the absence of Sinner and Berrettini, can still field a competitive team. However, everyone’s contribution is needed, and the desire to throw one’s heart beyond the obstacle.

9:46 Sonego-Tiafoe, Musetti-Fritz, and Bolelli/Fognini-Paul/Sock. These will be the meetings that will decide the team that will detach the pass for the semifinals.

9:42 The José Maria Martin Carpena sports hall in Malaga is preparing to host the two remaining quarter-finals. After Italy-USA it will be the turn of Germany-Canada. We remind you that two challenges have already been archived since Tuesday, with Australia and Croatia passing to the semifinals.

9:37 Good morning and welcome back to the LIVE LIVE written of the first match of Italy-United States, quarter-final of Davis Cup 2022. It starts with the singles which will see Lorenzo Sonego opposite Frances Tiafoe.

Good morning and welcome to LIVE LIVE text of the first singles of Italy-United States, quarter-final of Davis Cup 2022. The day will open with the match between Lorenzo Sonego and Frances Tiafoe. There is only one precedent, however fresh, between the two players, with the American winning the recent Masters 1000 in Paris-Bercy with a double 6-4. Caution, it is not excluded that the US captain may decide to deploy Tommy Paul in the first singles match: we’ll find out one hour before the start of the match.

Sonego, twenty-seven years old from Turin, is called to the enterprise and not to make Jannik Sinner and Matteo Berrettini regret. The Piedmontese certainly does not lack character. He will therefore need head and grit, as well as a good dose of tennis. Winner of three ATP titles in his career, including the one won this season in Metz, Lorenzo will have to try to enter the match immediately, staying close to his opponent in scoring and turning the match into a battle, his favorite hunting ground.

For his part, Tiafoe, a twenty-four year old from Hyattsville, arrives at these Davis Cup Finals as number 19 in the world ranking. Winner of only one tournament in his career, in Delray Beach in 2018, this year he was runner-up in Estoril and Tokyo. Very imaginative, with explosive tennis, he often pays for blackouts in which the opponents can wedge themselves. Lately, however, he has found that pinch of consistency in performance that has allowed him to land in the ATP top 20.

The match between Lorenzo Sonego and Frances Tiafoe will be the first singles of Italy-United States and will start at 10.00. You can follow the match live on RaiSport, as well as on Sky Sport, and in streaming on NOW, Raiplay, and SupertenniX. OA Sport will offer you LIVE LIVE written point by point of the event. Have fun and go blue!

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