Italy beat the Netherlands 2-0 in the Davis Cup final in Malaga, claiming a second consecutive silver bowl. This 4 days after the victory of the women's selection in the BJK Cup (formerly Fed Cup).
Led by world No. 1 Jannik Sinner and Matteo Berrettini (35), winners of the two singles in the final, the now triple champions (1976, 2023, 2024) are the first team to retain the trophy since the Czech Republic, winners in 2012 and 2013 .
Matteo Berrettini swept aside Botic van de Zandschulp (80) 6-4 6-2 in just over an hour and a quarter before Jannik Sinner sickened 7-6 (7/2) 6-2 Tallon Griekspoor (40) , valiant but powerless against the transalpine ogre.
Sinner's almost perfect year
Italy is the sixth nation to win two silver salad bowls in a row after the United States, Sweden, Germany, Spain and the Czech Republic. The victory is all the more beautiful as the Italian players triumphed on Wednesday against Slovakia in the final of the BJK Cup, the national team competition which succeeded the Fed Cup.
Only four countries had already achieved such a performance: the United States on 7 occasions (1963, 1969, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982 and 1990), Australia on three occasions (1964, 1965, 1973), Czechia in 2012 and Russia in 2021.
On an individual level, the transalpine victory concludes an almost perfect season for Jannik Sinner, winner of the Australian Open, the US Open and the ATP Masters in Turin, his first trophy won at home.
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