http://www.daviscup.org/news/matchreport.asp?id=12318
09 Feb 2003, DC 官網
Vinciguerra Offers Sweden a Sweet Victory
Beaten in three straight sets by Gustavo Kuerten on Friday, Andreas Vinciguerra
became Sweden's hero on Sunday by clinching the decisive point in a straight
sets 61 75 63 victory over Flavio Saretta.
After Jonas Bjorkman won a breathtaking five-setter over Kuerten in the fourth
rubber, it was up to ‘Vinci’ to finish up the job for the home team against
Saretta, who replaced Andre Sa for the occasion at the last moment.
Unlike Friday where it took him a whole set to relax and start playing his
game, Vinciguerra started strong. Running around his backhand to blast his huge
forehands all over the court, the 21-year-old Swede dictated play all through
the opening set, while Saretta was a little too passive and too erratic from
behind his baseline.
The second set was another story however. The first three games went against
serve, as Saretta went on to lead 3-1 and then 4-2. Moving better, he was
making the Swede run around the court, getting every ball back, and forcing
Vinci to make mistakes.
But Vinciguerra wanted to make up for his loss of Friday, and kept fighting
harder and harder. After coming back to 4 all, he had to save three break
points in the 11th game, coming back from 0-40. And he kept the momentum on his
side to break Saretta at love in the following game and capture the set.
From then on, Vinciguerra couldn't be stopped as Saretta couldn't sustain the
level. He broke in the fourth game of the third set, and kept his advantage
until the end. When Saretta's last forehand return landed long, Vinciguerra
ran into captain Mats Wilander's arms. Once again, Sweden had come back from
a critical situation to clinch victory in a Davis Cup tie. "It's an incredible
feeling to win this last match" said Vinciguerra.
"Sure we're disappointed at the result”, said Brazilian captain Ricardo
Acioly. “My players played great but didn't win the crucial points. But I'm
proud of them, and I think we have many great moments ahead of us in Davis
Cup."
In the quarterfinals, Sweden will host Australia in Malmo. Another big
challenge for Wilander and his boys. "It's going to be tough, and the choice
of surface will be difficult. But sure I could think of a tougher challenge"
said Mats Wilander. "We could have drawn Argentina in Argentina. But I think
it's great to receive in Sweden players such as Gustavo Kuerten and now
Lleyton Hewitt. I look forward to the next tie."
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