VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF ITALY BEATING BELGIUM IN THE SEMI-FINALS OF THE DAVIS CUP RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: BOLOGNA, ITALY (NOVEMBER 21, 2025) (ITF - See restrictions before use) ITALY (BLUE) V BELGIUM (RED) 1. TEAM BELGIUM DURING NATIONAL ANTHEM 2. TEAM ITALY DURING NATIONAL ANTHEM MATTEO BERRETTINI (ITALY) BEATS RAPHAEL COLLIGNON (BELGIUM) 6-3 6-4 3. COIN TOSS AND PICTURE 4. THE DAVIS CUP TROPHY ON DISPLAY FIRST SET 5. COLLIGNON ON SERVE, BERRETTINI WITH A FOREHAND WINNER DOWN THE LINE TO SET UP AN EARLY BREAK POINT 6. SET POINT – BERRETTINI ON SERVE, THE SERVE IS UNRETURNABLE AND BERRETTINI WINS THE SET 6-3 7. ITALY FAN WITH FLAG IN THE STANDS SECOND SET 8. BREAK POINT – COLLIGNON ON SERVE, BERRETTINI TAKES THE POINT WITH A VOLLEY WINNER AT THE NET TO GO UP 4-3 9. MATCH POINT – BERRETTINI ON SERVE, COLLIGNON’S RETURN GOES WILD AND BERRETTINI WINS THE MATCH 6-3 6-4 10. VARIOUS OF BERRETTINI CELEBRATING AND SHAKING HANDS WITH COLLIGNON AND CELEBRATING WITH TEAM ITALY FLAVIO COBOLLI (ITALY) BEATING ZIZOU BERGS (BELGIUM) 6-3 6-7(5) 7-6(15) 11. BERGS WALKING OUT 12. COBOLLI WALKING OUT FIRST SET 13. COBOLLI ON SERVE, COBOLLI WITH A FOREHAND WINNER 14. SET POINT – COBOLLI ON SERVE, BERGS NETS AND COBOLLI WINS THE SET 6-3 SECOND SET 15. BERGS ON SERVE, BERGS WITH QUICK REFLEXES TO HIT A VOLLEY WINNER FROM AT THE NET THIRD SET TIEBREAK 16. BERGS ON SERVE, COBOLLI WITH A SMASH TO SAVE A MATCH POINT 17. ITALY FANS CELEBRATING IN STANDS 18. COBOLLI ON SERVE, COBOLLI WITH A FOREHAND WINNER TO SAVE ANOTHER MATCH POINT 19. BERGS ON SERVE, REACHES A DROP SHOT TO GET THE POINT AND TO SAVE YET ANOTHER MATCH POINT 20. BERRETTINI AND TEAM ITALY REACTING 21. MATCH POINT – COBOLLI ON SERVE, THE SERVE IS UNRETURNABLE AND COBOLLI WINS THE MATCH 6-3 6-7(5) 7-6(15) 22. ITALY FANS ERUPTING IN THE STANDS 23. VARIOUS OF COBOLLI CELEBRATING AND SHAKING HANDS WITH BERGS AS FANS CHEER IN THE STANDS 24. COBOLLI CELEBRATING WITH TEAMMATES AND RIPPING OFF HIS SHIRT AS HE CELEBRATES ON COURT WITH FANS CHEERING IN STANDS 25. COBOLLI CELEBRATING WITH TEAM ITALY STORY: Hosts Italy closed in on a third successive Davis Cup title as Flavio Cobolli saved seven match points to beat Belgium's Zizou Bergs in a thriller and seal a 2-0 semi-final victory on Friday (November 21). The 23-year-old Cobolli, roared on by frenzied home support inside the SuperTennis Arena, clawed his way to a 6-3 6-7(5) 7-6(15) victory with the third-set tiebreak one of the best ever seen in the competition's rich history. Both players produced some spellbinding tennis in a series of punishing rallies in the breaker, with the big-serving Bergs looking as though he would extend the tie to the doubles. But Cobolli, who also failed to convert his first six match points, would not be denied and eventually fired down an unreturnable serve to spark wild celebrations in the stands. Earlier, Matteo Berrettini powered past Raphael Collignon 6-3 6-4 to put Italy in front. It was Berrettini's eighth successive match win in the competition after he won all six he played last year as Italy retained the title. Italy will try to complete the three-peat in Sunday's (November 23) final against either Germany or Spain who face off on Saturday (November 22). Should they prevail, they would become the first nation to win three successive titles since the Challenge Round was abolished after the 1971 event. (Production: Kurt Michael Hall) (The article has been published through a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has been published verbatim. Liability lies with original publisher.)
