Italy retained its Davis Cup title. Already crowned last year, Jannik Sinner and his compatriots dominated the Netherlands in the final (2-0), in Malaga (Spain), on Sunday, November 24.
Filippo Volandri’s players are the first to retain their title in this competition since the Czechs, winners in 2012 and 2013. With these two Silver Cups won in a row, Italy joins the ranks of doubles authors with the United States and Sweden. Germany and Spain.
In the first match of the day, Matteo Berrettini dismissed Botic Van de Zandschulp in 1h 16m (6-4, 6-2), to offer Italy the first point with his strong serve and forehand shots. The former world number 6 (he is 35 years old)my now), Wimbledon finalist in 2021, launched Italy towards a third coronation, as he had already done on Saturday in the semifinals against the Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis.
World number one Jannik Sinner assumed his status against 40-year-old Tallon Griekspoor.my world player (7-6 [7-2]6-2). Hanging in the first set, the 23-year-old made his game in the second act and suffocated his opponent, as he has done all season on the ATP circuit.
Seventy wins and six losses for Jannik Sinner
“I am very proud to have completed this incredible year.rejoiced Jannik Sinner into the organizer’s microphone. I am very happy to have been able to win this trophy again with this great team. It is a very important competition for all of Italy, passionate about tennis. The weight I had on my shoulders allowed me to give a little more. » These few words were spoken just before the final tribute to the retired Rafael Nadal, eliminated with Spain by the Netherlands on Tuesday night.
Crowned at the Masters, which was held in Italy last week, Jannik Sinner also won his first two Grand Slam tournaments, in Melbourne (Australia) in January and then at the US Open in New York (United States), at the beginning of September. He concluded the individual season with an impressive record of 70 wins and six losses.
His near-perfect year, however, was also marked by his positive test for a banned anabolic, before being cleared by the International Tennis Integrity Agency for having been “involuntarily contaminated.”
