Flavio Cobolli collapses and Belgium draws with Italy
Flavio Cobolli collapses and Belgium draws with Italy'Italy
Flavio Cobolli lost in three sets to Zizou Bergs and Belgium drew 1-1 with Italy in the Davis Cup group stage match underway in Bologna. Negative performance for the Azzurro, which è was defeated with the scores of 3-6, 7-6, 0-6.
After a poor start to the match marked by tension and high nervousness, Cobolli è managed to get back into the match and won the second set at the tie break. In the third partial the collapse of the Tuscan tennis player è was però total after the break in the second game and the world number 72 è took the match and the point for Belgium.
It will be decisive now the doubles, which will see Bolelli and Vavassori on the court against the duo formed by Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen. A defeat would greatly complicate Italy's chances of repeating the 2023 victory.
Even in the event of victory, the Azzurri would not be arithmetically qualified: it will all be decided in Sunday's match against the Netherlands.