BOLOGNA, Italy — Italy continues to be the Davis Cup champion, and this time they did not even want Jannik Sinner.
In Sunday’s closing, Matteo Berrettini and Flavio Cobolli each received their singles matches, guaranteeing Italy had a 2-0 lead over Spain.
That is Italy’s fourth Davis Cup title and third in a row. The final nation to win thrice in a row was america, which received 5 instances in a row from 1968 to 1972.
Sinner, the No. 2 participant who has led Italy to males’s tennis’ largest workforce trophy every of the previous two years, declined to play this week, as an alternative prioritizing preparation for subsequent season.
Italy did not want him, profitable all three video games this week 2-0 after defeating Austria within the quarter-finals and Belgium within the semi-finals.
Within the closing, Berrettini defeated Pablo Carreno Busta 6-3, 6-4, whereas Cobolli fought again to beat Jaume Munar 1-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5.
Spain superior to the title match for the primary time since 2019, however was additionally with out its star participant, top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz.
