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Patna : Russia blanked Italy 2-0 in the final winning both the singles matches on February 7, 2021, at Melbourne Park, Australia, to lift the ATP Cup team title. Twelve team had participated at the tournament.
World No 4 Daniil Medvedev, 24, Russia, defeated World No 10 Matteo Berrettini, 24, Italy, in straight sets 6-4, 6-2 in 80 minutes. Medvedev won 3 break points during the match to none by the Italian. Both the players fired 4 Aces each during the match. But, Medvedev won 5 games in a row in the match. The Russian, in all, won 67 points during the match to 47 by Berrettini.
World No 8 Andrey Rublev, 23, Russia, crushed World No 17 Fabio Fognini, 33, Italy, in straight sets 6-1, 6-2 in 61 minutes. Rublev won 4 break points during the match to none by the Italian. Rublev also won 3 games in a row in the match. The Russian fired 9 Aces in the match to 2 by Fognini. Rublev, in all, won 56 points to 25 by Fognini.