BOLOGNA, Italy — Italy stays the king of the Davis Cup — and did not even want Jannik Sinner this time.
Matteo Berrettini and Flavio Cobolli had been the celebs for the Italians with out the absent Sinner, each profitable their singles matches for an unassailable 2-0 lead over Spain in Sunday’s ultimate.
It is a fourth Davis Cup title for Italy and a 3rd in a row. The final nation to win three straight titles was the US, which gained 5 in a row from 1968 to 1972.
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The second-ranked Sinner, who led Italy to males’s tennis largest crew trophy the previous two years, opted out of enjoying this week, preferring to organize for subsequent season as an alternative. No. 8-ranked Lorenzo Musetti wasn’t enjoying both.
Italy did not want them, profitable all three of its matches 2-0 this week within the SuperTennis Enviornment in Bologna after eliminating Austria within the quarterfinals and Belgium within the semifinals.
Spain was additionally with out its star in top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz.
In Sunday’s ultimate, Berrettini beat Pablo Carreno Busta 6-3, 6-4 earlier than Cobolli fought again to beat Jaume Munar 1-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5 and clinch the profitable level as he has all thrice this week. Cobolli dropped his racket to the bottom and was lifted within the air by his Italy teammates.
Italy first gained the Davis Cup in 1976 earlier than wins in Malaga in 2023 and 2024. That is the primary time it has gained on dwelling soil.
Six-time champion Spain was enjoying within the title match for the primary time since 2019.
