Flavio Cobolli Saves Seven Match Points To Send Italy Into Davis Cup Final

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Flavio Cobolli Saves Seven Match Points To Send Italy Into Davis Cup Final

Cobolli sent holders Italy into a third straight Davis Cup final with a 6-3, 6-7(5), 7-6(15) win over Belgium’s Zizou Bergs, saving seven match points in a 32-point tiebreak before sealing it with an unreturnable serve. Captain Filippo Volandri said it was “5 per cent tactics and 95 per cent heart.” Earlier, Matteo Berrettini beat Raphael Collignon 6-3, 6-4 to start the 2-0 win.

By Nischay Rathore

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