MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Matteo Berrettini justified his promotion to Italy's singles lineup by putting aside a collapse at the end of the first set and coming back to beat Australia's Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-7 (6), 6-3, 7-5 Saturday, moving the defending Davis Cup champion to the verge of returning to the final.

Italy and Australia battle it out for a place in the Davis Cup final. The first to take to the court are Matteo Berrettini and Thanasi Kokkinakis.

Thanasi Kokkinakis edged Ben Shelton 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (16/14) to put Australia 1-0 up on record 32-time Davis Cup winners the United States in the quarter-finals on Thursday.

Thanasi Kokkinakis has saved four match points and eventually converted his seventh in a 30-point tiebreaker to get past Ben Shelton 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 and give Australia a 1-0 lead over the United States in the Davis Cup quarterfinals in Malaga.

Australia booked their spot in the semi-finals of the 2024 Davis Cup after battling to a 2-1 victory over USA in Malaga on Thursday.

Thanasi Kokkinakis delivered a thrilling performance, saving four match points and converting his seventh, to defeat Ben Shelton and give Australia a lead over the U.S. in the Davis Cup quarterfinals.

Jannik Sinner and Matteo Berrettini put defending champions Italy into the Davis Cup final with a 2-0 victory over Australia.

ROME, NOV 23 - World number one Jannik Sinner beat Alex De Minaur 6-3 6-4 in Malaga on Saturday to complete a 2-0 win over Australia and put defending champions Italy into the final of the Davis Cup.