Roberto Bautista

lost to Italian

Matteo Berrettini

6-3, 7-5, a result that dismissed Spain from the ATP Cup after falling in the semifinals in the first two singles held at the John Cain court.

Luck did not accompany the Spanish team, who had real options to reach the final, after their three individual players (

Rafael Nadal, Pablo Carreño

and

Roberto Bautista

) suffered physical ailments throughout the tournament.

Bautista, who had the opportunity to take the first step towards a possible comeback, had difficulties in finding the rhythm of the match, prevented by a dominant Berrettini who offered the high level shown in his first two meetings against Austrian

Dominic Thiem

and the Frenchman

Gael Monfils

.

Bautista gave up his second service game in the first set, as a result of several unforced errors chained consecutively, which would be definitive due to the solidity of the tennis player born in Rome with his serve.

The second classified Spanish received medical attention for some discomfort in the groin area after the conclusion of the first round, but he jumped onto the track with renewed energy and with a willingness to force Berrettini to continue with his best level to get the ticket for the level .

The Italian, who maintained his consistency to the rest with the guarantee of his serve as a backup, ended up intimidating Bautista's serve when the match was tied at five to sign the final 7-5.

Berrettini's victory sentenced the tie as a result of

Carreño's

stumble

against

Fognini

(6-2, 1-6 and 6-4) in the first game of the morning.

The Italian team will face the Russian team in the final, who beat Germany in the other semifinals after, in the same way that their rival did, scoring the first two points relative to the individual.

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