Belgium reach last four of Davis Cup, Federer to be inducted into Hall of Fame

Belgium reached the semifinals of the Davis Cup after winning both singles matches against France in Bologna, where fans have been denied star power following injured Carlos Alcaraz’s late withdrawal.

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Raphael Collignon and Zizou Bergs came through respective singles clashes against Corentin Moutet and Arthur Rinderknech to set up a potential clash in the last four with holders and hosts Italy. Collignon came back from a set down to beat world number 35 Moutet 2-6, 7-5, 7-5, while Bergs saw off Rinderknech, France’s highest ranked player at 29 in the world, 6-3, 7-6 (7/4).

The two wins for Belgium mean that the scheduled doubles match featuring Belgium's Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen against Benjamin Bonzi and Pierre-Hugues Herbert will not be played.

Italy will be favoured to face Belgium in the semifinals ahead of Wednesday's match against Austria in front of a passionate crowd in northern Italy. The Azzurri will be without stars Jannik Sinner -- recent winner of the ATP Finals -- and Lorenzo Musetti, who were key to the 2023 and 2024 Davis Cuptriumphs for the Mediterranean nation.

Both players sit in the top IO of the men’s single rankings and their absence makes Italy's match with Austria more difficult to call.