Italy and star Sinner celebrate the Davis Cup title
Led by Jannik Sinner, Italy has celebrated its first Davis Cup triumph in 47 years. In the final of the prestigious team competition, the 22-year-old South Tyrolean won the decisive second point against Australia.
In an impressive 6:3, 6:0 win over Alex de Minaur, the world number four confirmed his world class in Malaga. Earlier, Sinner's team-mate Matteo Arnaldi won 7:5, 2:6, 6:4 against Australian Alexei Popyrin and thus took the first step towards the Italians' second Davis Cup title. Italy had only previously won the Davis Cup in 1976.
Sinner crowns strong season
Sinner thus crowned a personally strong season and an outstanding end-of-year spurt. In the semi-finals of the Davis Cup, he had spoiled Serbian world number one Novak Djokovic's hopes of reaching the final. Sinner first defeated the record Grand Slam winner after fending off match points in the singles and then also in the doubles to clinch the decisive victory against Serbia. Sinner had lost the final against Djokovic at the ATP Finals the previous week.
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A momentous win for @janniksin over de Minaur, as Italy celebrates its long-awaited second Davis Cup title after first lifting the trophy 1976!@DavisCup | #DavisCupFinals | @federtennis pic.twitter.com/gwIXHm7SBo
— ATP Tour (@atptour) November 26, 2023
The German men's tennis team had no chance of winning this year's Davis Cup title since February, when they surprisingly lost to Switzerland and failed to make it through to the group stage in September. Defending champions Canada were eliminated in the quarter-finals this time. The new season in the team competition begins for the German men's tennis team in February 2024 with an away match in Hungary.
Jannik Sinner's victory over Alex de Minaur in the Davis Cup final was a significant contribution to Italy's second Davis Cup title, emulating their success from 1976. In their semifinal match against Serbia, Sinner dealt a blow to Novak Djokovic's attempt to reach the final, demonstrating his ability to overcome challenges even against the world number one.
Source: www.dpa.com
