Davis Cup 2021 - 'My players fought so well ' - Vedran Martic praise as Croatian pair sweep past Italian rivals
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Published 30/11/2021 at 22:45 GMT
Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic defeated an accomplished duo of single players from Italy in the doubles of their group game against Croatia on Tuesday night. Croatian team head Vedran Martic praised the pair for the efforts as part of a wider, strong challenge from the country to compete in the tournament. Stream the 2021 Davis Cup and the 2022 Australian Open live and on-demand on discovery+
Davis Cup : Sinner and Fognini( Italy) v Metkic and Pavic (Croatia) Match Highlights
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Croatian Davis Cup leader Vedran Martic praised his players for their 2-1 win over Italy on Tuesday evening.
Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic were on hand for their decisive doubles win for the Eastern European country in Turin.
The pair are the world doubles number one and defeated Fabio Fognini and Jannik Sinner 6-3 6-4.
“It was very tight,” said Martic after the win. “My players fought so well. I am so proud, and so happy we are in the semis.”
“It honestly feels incredible,” Mektic explained. “I don’t think anyone from us expected to go this far, but we played amazing and I can’t believe we’re going to Madrid.”
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