Italy defeats the Netherlands after coming back from the Davis Cup quarterfinals. Sinner has been in charge of guiding the Italian team, winning their singles match and the doubles to place the transalpine team in the semifinals. His rival will come from Serbia-Great Britain.
First, Jannik Sinner, 22, beat the Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor, 23rd in the ATP ranking, 7-6 (3) and 6-1, thus equaling the Davis Cup quarter-final tie for Italy.
And to finish the job, Jannik Sinner and Lorenzo Sonego beat Tallon Griekspoor and Wesley Koolhof to eliminate the Netherlands from the Davis Cup and put Italy in the semi-finals.
The Italian duo beat their Dutch rivals 6-3 and 6-4 in the decisive doubles match of the quarterfinal tie played in Malaga to complete the comeback of their team, which lost 1-0 and won for 2-1.
Sinner and Sonego comfortably closed the match, achieving a simple but very significant victory over Griekspoor and Koolhof, which made their team and the Italian fans present in the stadium vibrate.
Four days ago, Sinner played the most important final of his life, but lost to Novak Djokovic in Turin in front of his home crowd. The top 4 of the ATP ranking once again carried the hopes of Italian tennis on his shoulders.
In the singles match, Jannik Sinner beat world number 23, Tallon Griekspoor, and beat the Dutchman 7-6 (3) and 6-1. The match became complicated in the first set, but the second set was completely dominated to tie the tie.
The first set was very even, with points of a higher category than those seen so far in the tournament. It is not surprising because the level on the court was undeniable. And they faced number four in the world against number 23.
For the second set, the more dominant version of Sinner could be seen. At one point, he certified the victory of the Italian team in a quarter of an hour of dazzling tennis (6-1) that left Tallon Griekspoor on the canvas.
The first match of the tie, Van de Zandschulp defeated Matteo Arnaldi and gave the Netherlands a momentary advantage. However, with a team that also features the likes of Lorenzo Musetti and Lorenzo Sonego, the Italians knew they could rely on their leader’s firepower for the second match. And Sinner more than delivered.
Australia, last year’s runners-up, qualified for the Davis Cup semifinals after beating the Czech Republic 2-1, and will face Finland, the great revelation of this edition.
For his part, Novak Djokovic, who makes his debut this Thursday against Great Britain, after Italy-Netherlands, assured that “it is too much for the same country to organize the finals five years in a row”, although he reaffirmed his appreciation for Malaga.
Regarding his motivation for this final phase, the Serbian tennis player and current number 1 in the ATP ranking, confirmed that “this was one of my big goals of the season and of course I come to win.”
