Davis Cup 2025: The lineups for the first semifinal between Italy and Belgium are known!
Things are heating up in this Davis Cup Final 8. The four nations qualified for the semifinals are now known, and the first semifinal of this 2025 edition takes place this Friday between the host country, Italy, and Belgium. The Squadra Azzurra had easily beaten Austria in the quarterfinals, while the Belgians eliminated France on Tuesday night.
Double defending champion, the Italian team is deprived of its two best players, Jannik Sinner and Lorenzo Musetti, but remains competitive. On the other side, Belgium has reached the semifinals for the first time since its last final in the competition in 2017, and will try to pull off an upset against the host country. For today's match, the two captains, Filippo Volandri and Steve Darcis, have not shaken up their plans and are trusting the same players who allowed them to qualify for the semifinals.
Thus, the day will begin at 4 p.m. with the match between Matteo Berrettini and Raphaël Collignon. Following that, the second singles match will see Flavio Cobolli face Zizou Bergs. In case of a tie, the decisive doubles will separate the two teams. It will be composed of the pairs Simone Bolelli/Andrea Vavassori for Italy and Sander Gille/Joran Vliegen for Belgium.
