Italy qualifies to Davis Cup quarter finals

February 03, 2014 10:17 am | Updated November 16, 2021 06:39 pm IST - Buenos Aires

Italy's Fabio Fognini celebrates at the end of his Davis Cup singles match, defeating Argentina's Carlos Berlocq to give Italy a 3-1 victory.

Italy's Fabio Fognini celebrates at the end of his Davis Cup singles match, defeating Argentina's Carlos Berlocq to give Italy a 3-1 victory.

Italian tennis player Fabio Fognini defeated Argentine player Carlos Berlocq in four sets and granted Italy the qualification to Davis Cup quarter finals.

Italians will now face the winning team between Britain and the US, Xinhua reported on Sunday.

With a score of 7-6, 4-6, 6-1 and 6-4, Fognini (15) defeated Berlocq in the match played in the Municipal Skating Rink from Argentina’ s city of Mar del Plata.

The match, played in a clay court, lasted 3 hours and 38 minutes.

The score of the Italy-Argentina series is 3-1, which granted the European country to qualify to quarter finals though there is still one more game to be played.

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