Italy and Russia will face off in the ATP Cup final. Italy’s victory, led by its two best players Matteo Berrettini and Fabio Fognini, No. 10 and 17 in the world, seems in view of the score larger than that of Russia.
But Spain, still deprived of its number 1 Rafael Nadal, who suffers from the back, did not play the double after the defeat of its two singles players, which amplified the Italian victory.
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And in the other semi-final, Russia had also already made the decision after the singles, won by its spearheads Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev, N.4 and 8 in the world, before letting slip a double without a stake.
Results of the ATP Cup semi-finals played on Saturday:
Simple :
Andrey Rublev (RUS) beat Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
Daniil Medvedev (RUS) bat Alexander Zverev (GER) 3-6, 6-3, 7-5
Double :
Jan-Lennard Struff/Kevin Krawietz (GER) battent Evgeny Donskoy/Aslan Karatsev (RUS) 6-3, 7-6 (7/2)
Italy beats Spain 3-0
Simple :
Fabio Fognini (ITA) bat Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) 6-2, 1-6, 6-4
Matteo Berrettini (ITA) bt Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) 6-3, 7-5
Double :
Simone Bolelli / Andrea Vavassori (ITA) battent Pablo Carreno Busta / Marcel Granollers (ESP) par forfait
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