Miomir Kecmanovic (55th in the world) brought the first point to Serbia by beating Italian Lorenzo Musetti (27th) 6-7 (7-9), 6-2, 6-1 in the semi-finals of the Davis Cup on Saturday in Málaga.
Winner of the trophy in 2010, world No.1 Novak Djokovic will try to qualify his team for the final, against Australia on Sunday, during his reunion with Jannik Sinner (4th).
This will be the third meeting between the two players in ten days after the group match won by the Italian at the ATP Masters in Turin 7-5, 6-7 (5/7), 7-6 (7/2 ), then the final of this tournament won by the Serb last Sunday (6-3, 6-3).
During the first singles between Serbs and Italians, Kecmanovic broke from the start, but while he was serving to win the first set, Musetti clearly raised his level of play to break and reattach at 5-5.
Trailing 3-1 in the deciding game, Musetti managed to take the lead (4-3) thanks in particular to two superb backhand passes before pocketing the first set 7-6 (9-7).
But the young 21-year-old Italian did not confirm during the following set, losing his faceoff twice to let the Serb equalize (6-2), before being physically reduced during the third set.
Holding the back of his left thigh, Musetti had to be massaged as the games continued to flow in favor of his opponent (4-0), who ultimately won this set 6-1 to put Serbia on the right track. way.
On Friday, Australia qualified for the final for the second year in a row, beating surprising Finland 2-0, who defeated Canada in the quarters, holding the trophy.
As regulars, the Australians will play the 49th final in their history on Sunday in this competition which they have won 28 times.
2023-11-25 13:49:15
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