Jannik Sinner, Lorenzo Musetti, Matteo Berrettini, Fabio Fognini alongside Simone Bolelli have been called to represent Italy in the Davis Cup group stage. The event will be played 13-18 September and Italy will clash against Croatia, Argentina, and Sweden in group B in Bologna. The top 2 teams will qualify for the knockout stage that will take place in Malaga in November (22-27).
These are all the groups.
Group A, Bologna
- Croatia
- Argentina
- Italy
- Sweden
Group B, Valencia
- Spain
- Korea Republic
- Serbia
- Canada
Group C, Hamburg
- France
- Germany
- Australia
- Belgium
Group D, Glasgow
- USA
- Great Britain
- Kazakhstan
- Netherland
Jannik Sinner in 2022
Now ranked no.12, Jannik played his last match on the 11th of August when he surrendered to world no.14 Pablo Carreno-Busta 6-2 6-4 in the 3rd round in Montreal (draw).
Currently, during this year the Italian has a composed 36-10 record. This year, Jannik conquered 1 title in Umag.
Sinner [hasScheduledTo] play next in U.S. Open (U.S. Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw on the 29th of August.
Musetti in Cincinnati, ranking, and results in 2022
Currently ranked no.33, Musetti has a compiled 29-18 match record in 2022. Musetti is now having a run in Cincinnati where he beat the world no.80 Daniel Altmaier 6-75 6-4 6-3 and the world no.87 Dusan Lajovic 6-4 6-4.
Lorenzo Musetti will take on the world no.152 Borna Coric in the 1st round. In the past, they have never competed against each other up to now on the main tour.
The Italian has won 2 titles in 2022 in the Forli 6 Challenger and in Hamburg.
Musetti [hasScheduledTo] compete next in Winston (Winston-Salem Open). He will begin to play the tournament from the main draw on the 21st of August. He is also scheduled to play in U.S. Open (U.S. Open)
. The main draw will start on the 29th of August.Jannik Sinner and Lorenzo Musetti faced off just once. Their current record is 1-0
for Sinner. When they played, Jannik Sinner won 7-5 6-2 in the 2nd round in Antwerp (European Open) in October 2021.Here the video highlights.
Matteo Berrettini in 2022
Ranked no.15, Berrettini played his last match on the 9th of August when he capitulated to world no.14 Pablo Carreno-Busta 6-3 6-2 in the 1st round in Montreal (draw).
During this season Matteo has a 21-8 record. The Italian conquered 2 titles in 2022 in Stuttgart and in London. Berrettini was the runner-up in Gstaad.
Fabio Fognini in 2022
Ranked world no.61, Fabio played his last match on the 14th of August when he capitulated to world no.54 Marcos Giron 7-6(9) 7-5 in the qualifications in Cincinnati (draw).
Currently, during this season, Fognini has a 18-18 record. Fabio Fognini’s most significant accomplishment of the current year was reaching the semifinal in Rio de Janeiro and Belgrade.
Matteo Berrettini and Fabio Fognini played each other twice. The head to head is 1-1. Previously, the last time they played each other, Matteo Berrettini won 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) in May 2021.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
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