Brisbane: Arnaldi out with Opelka. In Hong Kong Musetti beats Diallo. United Cup, breakfast with Italy. Paolini and Cobolli at the Czech Republic test

The seasonal appetizer of the united cup gives the Azzurri yet another test. It's up to them again Jasmin Paolini, Flavio Cobolli, Sara Errani e Andrea Vavassori, this time against the Czech Republic to achieve a victory that is worth a semifinal against the United States, the only ones who managed to stop us last year. We start at 7,30:22 Italian time live on Supertennis. The dance is opened by Paolini against Karolina Muchova, n.28 WTA. The 28-year-old from Olomuc has won all four previous challenges with the 25-year-old from Bagni di Lucca, the most recent in two sets in the round of XNUMX of the last US Open. Then the men's singles between Flavio Cobolli, Tomas Machac, n.XNUMX ATP, with the Czech who has always won in the two previous matches. A tough challenge for the Azzurri, who however, in recent days, under the guidance of captain Furlan (Paolini's coach), have shown a great team spirit. A possible decisive (mixed) doubles would be played by the US Open champions Andrea Vavassori and Sara Errani, against Muchova and Machac.

Meanwhile, in Brisbane (ATP 250), Arnadi surrenders with a double tie break to the American giant Opelka, while Djokovic scores his twentieth career victory against Monfils (6-3, 6-3) and aims for his hundredth title. Lorenzo Musetti smiles instead: at the 250 in Hong Kong he defeated the Canadian Diallo 6-4, 6-3: in the eighth finals the Spaniard Munar awaits him.