Italy defeats Great Britain in Davis Cup quarterfinal
Great Britain was looking to reach the semifinals for the first time since 1981 but Italy rallied from a 2-1 deficit to win the tie 3-2.
Andy Murray was totally overplayed by Fabio Fognini who levelled the tie at 2-2, and Andreas Seppi secured Italy’s victory in the fifth and decisive rubber with a straight sets win against James Ward.
Italy will face Switzerland who beat Kazakhstan 3-2 thanks to victories from Stanislas Wawrinka and Roger Federer in their final singles rubbers.
SEMI…FINAL pic.twitter.com/lmSTsZ5hx0
— Fabio Fognini (@fabiofogna) April 6, 2014
Fabio Fognini def James Ward 6-4 2-6 6-4 6-1
Andy Murray def Andreas Seppi 6-4 7-5 6-3
Colin Fleming/Andy Murray def Simone Bolelli/Fabio Fognini 6-3 6-2 3-6 7-5
Fabio Fognini def Andy Murray 6-3 6-3 6-4
Andreas Seppi def James Ward 6-4 6-3 6-4
Thanks to Andrea for his great pictures of the Fleming/Murray win over Bolelli/Fognini:
Which team will win the Davis Cup this year?
- Switzerland (67%, 31 Votes)
- France (20%, 9 Votes)
- Czech Republic (7%, 3 Votes)
- Great Britain (4%, 2 Votes)
- Italy (2%, 1 Votes)
- Germany (0%, 0 Votes)
- Japan (0%, 0 Votes)
- Kazakhstan (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 46
