Davis Cup: Italy leads champion Argentina 2-0
Posted February 03, 2017 6:00 am
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Defending Davis Cup champion Argentina fell behind Italy 2-0 in their first-round tie on Friday.
Italy's Paolo Lorenzo defeated Guido Pella 6-3, 6-3, 6-3, and Andreas Seppi won over Carlos Berlocq 6-1, 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 (6).
Italy could knock out the Argentines in the doubles on Saturday, when Diego Schwartzman and Leonardo Mayer face Seppi and Simone Bolelli.
Argentina's Carlos Berlocq reacts during his Davis Cup first round tennis match against Italy's Andreas Seppi in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, Feb. 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
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Italy's Paolo Lorenzi cools down with water during a Davis Cup first round tennis match against Argentina's Guido Pella in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, Feb. 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
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Italy's tennis captain Corrado Barazzutti, left, embraces player Paolo Lorenzi at the end of a Davis Cup first round tennis match against Argentina's Guido Pella in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, Feb. 3, 2017. Lorenzi won. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
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Soccer star Diego Maradona kisses his grandson Benjamin Aguero as they watch a Davis Cup first round tennis match between Italy and Argentina in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, Feb. 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
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