United Cup: Martina Trevisan knocks Sakkari down - Lorenzo Musetti makes it 2-0
Martina Trevisan and Lorenzo Musetti gave Italy the lead in the United Cup semi-finals.
by Florian Goosmann
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Jan 06, 2023, 02:45 pm

Trevisan won in a highly exciting, emotional and great tennis match against the favored Maria Sakkari 6:3, 6:7 (4), 7:5 - after 3 hours and 15 minutes of play. Crazy: Clay specialist Trevisan celebrated her third win over a top 10 opponent, but she had never beaten a top 50 opponent off the red clay.
The jubilation was correspondingly big for the Italians, who thus have an excellent starting position for the finals. Especially since Lorenzo Musetti then fulfilled his "mandatory task" with a 6: 1, 6: 1 against Stefanos Sakellaridis (number 803 in the world).
Matteo Berrettini has it in his hands on Saturday to make the decision against Stefanos Tsitsipas. Or Lucia Bronzetti (No. 54 in the world) against Despina Papamichail (No. 158).
In the first semi-final, the USA leads 2-0 against Poland: Jessica Pegula surprisingly won here against Iga Swiatek, after which Frances Tiafoe scored the second point against Kacper Zuk. Taylor Fritz starts here on Saturday against Hubert Hurkacz and can make the final clear if he wins.