Tennis was once again enveloped in silence after the alarm caused by the Covid 19 positive of an employee of the Grand Hyatt hotel that forced the suspension of Thursday's day of the ATP Cup. It was like that, in the atmosphere of exceptionality to the that this sport had also become accustomed, where

Pablo Carreño

achieved the point that Spain needed to return to the semifinals of the competition, one year after being runner-up.

The Asturian captured the distances that separate him from

Michail Pervolarakis

and won 6-3 and 6-4, in one hour and 10 minutes.

A double semifinalist of the United States Open, winner of the Davis Cup, with four titles on the circuit and number 16 in the world having passed through the

top 10

, in front of a man whose only baggage in ATP tournaments is the four defeats he assumes in this newly minted team tournament.

After the fleeting return to normality experienced in Australia, with fans in the stands and the appearance that everything was again looking very much like what it was, there were no witnesses other than the professionals involved in the dispute at the John Cain Arena in Melbourne .

Carreño did his job against the 462nd in the world, who at 24 almost just landed in the high-ranking games after passing through the University of Portland.

Remarkable superiority

After beating

John Millman

in the tie against Australia, the Asturian dominated with an at times insulting authority.

Spain did not need Nadal, with back pain, to meet the Italy of

Berrettini

and

Fognini

in the semifinals.

Presumably then the difficulties will be greater.

The team captained by

Pepe Vendrell

already had a job done, as the 3-0 win against Australia was an endorsement for a single victory at the crossroads against the Hellenes to be enough.

The subsequent match between

Roberto Bautista

and

Stefanos Tsitsipas

remained a suggestive but worthless show for the outcome of the crossing.

Pervolarakis escaped from a

Rosco

start and could clean up the scoreboard of the first set, with the attitude of a competitor honored.

Carreño's hand did not tremble when he saw him return and won his service blank to win 6-3.

The Greek burned his ships with a direct tennis, dry hitting, every point inconsistent against the much more polished weapons of his rival.

Carreño broke from the start in the second set and left the match in a range consistent with the nakedness of the seats: little more than training.

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