Tennis - Davis Cup - Final 8 - Semi Final - Italy v Belgium - SuperTennis Arena, Bologna, Italy - November 21, 2025 Italy's Flavio Cobolli reacts during his singles match against Belgium's Zizou Bergs REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo
BOLOGNA (Reuters) -Hosts Italy closed in on a third successive Davis Cup title as Flavio Cobolli saved seven match points to beat Belgium's Zizou Bergs in a thriller and seal a 2-0 semi-final victory on Friday.
The 23-year-old Cobolli, roared on by frenzied home support inside the SuperTennis Arena, clawed his way to a 6-3 6-7(5) 7-6(15) victory with the third-set tiebreak one of the best ever seen in the competition's rich history.
