In Bari defeated the French (on the pitch with Paquet and Gasquet) 2-0 in the team tournament. Sunday the final. In the other group Canada beat Spain
The magical, unique moment of tennis Italy seems not to want to end badly. The Azzurri are in the final in the Hopman Cup, team tournament of great tradition that is being held in Bari. The success, the second of the group, of the hosts on France, beaten thanks to the victories of Lucia Bronzetti and Flavio Cobolli, respectively on Chloé Paquet and Richard Gasquet, decisive. The Azzurri had won the first challenge against Croatia’s reigning champions, and against the Transalpini once again underlined their superiority in the group.
bronzetti
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The first challenge saw the painful victory of Lucia Bronzetti against Paquet, won by the Italian 6-4 6-7 (5) 10-8 in two hours and 15 minutes. Lucia was dominating the match, before the blackout who was about to cost her the game. After a first set closed without too many problems, the Rimini area found itself 5-3 in the second having two matches points on the service of the opponent, who failed to exploit, and in the following game the French was good at taking advantage of the moment of decrease, perhaps also due to the emotion, of bronzetti. Paquet then won the tie break, and everything was played at the super tie break, where it was the blue, it was the blue. “I was very tense, it was not my best match, but I tried to remain clinging with the nails to the games and in the end I took it home,” said Lucia.
Cobolli
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The new top 20 Cobolli then gave Italy to France beating the former top 10 Richard Gasquet, 39 years old and now almost withdrawn. For the Roman no problem. First set dominated by Flavio, 6-2 without history, in the second decisive partial instead the break on 4-4, which gave the final to the Azzurri. “I got excited to see Fognini here, it has always been my idol and Wimbledon I have not been able to greet him properly -said Flavio -. Now we hope for Sunday to bring this trophy home”. In Group in Canada, Spain has easily beaten 2-0 thanks to the victories of Andreescu and Felix Auger aliassime.
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