Botic van de Zandschulp has been an integral determine for Paul Haarhuis’ facet, beating Nadal after which teaming up with the retiring Wesley Koolhof to defeat Carlos Alcaraz and Marcel Granollers to safe progress into the final 4.
He then toppled Daniel Altmaier in a third-set decider within the opening singles rubber of the semi-final showdown with Germany, earlier than Tallon Griekspoor fought again to thwart Jan-Lennard Struff and guide the Netherlands’ first-ever Davis Cup closing berth.
They are going to should be at their best to topple Italy, who want to retain their title after beating Australia final yr and watching their compatriots carry the Billie Jean King Cup in the identical metropolis this week.
Filippo Volandri’s staff wanted Berrettini and reigning males’s world No1 Sinner to staff up and see off Argentina within the quarter-finals after Sinner had stored the tie alive following defeat for Lorenzo Musetti, with that duo seeing off Thanasi Kokkinakis and Alex De Minaur respectively to brush apart Australia in Saturday’s last-four tie with out the necessity for a tense doubles decider.
When is the the Davis Cup closing?
The 2024 Davis Cup closing takes place on Sunday, November 24 on the Palacio de Deportes Jose Maria Martin Carpena in Malaga, Spain.
What time is the Davis Cup closing?
The ultimate begins at 4pm CET, which is 3pm GMT within the UK.
The respective captains have up till an hour earlier than play begins to call their groups for the tie, although Italy have up to now performed Sinner of their second singles match with Berrettini prone to open once more instead of Musetti after his success towards Germany.
Haarhuis should due to this fact determine whether or not to play Van de Zandschulp first as soon as extra, or slightly to match him up towards Sinner and throw out Griekspoor first.
Jannik Sinner and Botic van de Zandschulp have each been on high type on the Davis Cup finals
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The Netherlands would absolutely probably pair Van de Zandschulp and Koolhof collectively once more if the ultimate goes right down to a doubles decider, likewise Italy with Berrettini and Sinner – though additionally they have a gifted doubles pair keen for his or her probability in Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori.
Find out how to watch Davis Cup closing
TV channel: Sunday’s closing is being broadcast stay on the Tennis Channel, which prices £2.49 a month within the UK with a seven-day free trial out there.
Reside stream: Reside protection can also be being proven on-line without spending a dime through the BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport web site.
The shortened best-of-three format seen within the Davis Cup finals continues in Sunday’s showpiece.
The 2 singles matches are performed first, with a doubles rubber then deciding the tie if obligatory. All matches – each singles and doubles – are best-of-three units.
Odda through SkyBet (topic to alter).
