PARIS:Fabio Fognini and Simone Bolelli cruised to victory in the deciding doubles as Italy beat the US 2-1 in their Davis Cup quarterfinal in Malaga on Thursday.
Victory set up a semifinal clash on Saturday against Canada who also triumphed in the deciding doubles of their last-eight tie against Germany to win 2-1. “I am really happy, I am here with my ‘brother.’ We played really well,” said Fognini, after the pair beat Jack Sock and Tommy Paul 6-4, 6-4.
Italy, shorn of their two top players, world No. 15 Jannik Sinner and 16th-ranked Matteo Berrettini, eliminated an American team led by ninth-ranked Taylor Fritz and Francis Tiafoe, who is in the top 20.
Lorenzo Sonego, ranked 45th, opened the tie by coming from a set down to beat Tiafoe 6-3, 7-6 (9/7). Fritz leveled when he survived a tough first set to beat Lorenzo Musetti 7-6 (10/8), 6-3.