Jannik Sinner holding trophies above his head is an image tennis fans have become very accustomed to seeing in 2024 and it continued as Italy won its second straight Davis Cup on Sunday.

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner and Matteo Berrettini won their singles matches to lift defending champion Italy past Australia 2-0 and back into the Davis Cup final.

It was Italy's third title in the elite men's team competition following their triumphs in 1976 and last year.

Matteo Berrettini faced Botic van de Zandschulp in the first rubber and scored a 6-4, 6-2 victory in an hour and 16 minutes. Thus, he almost secured the trophy for Italy, with Sinner standing as a massive favorite against Griekspoor. Berrettini blasted 16 aces and lost 13 points in his games.

Jannik Sinner and Matteo Berrettini put defending champions Italy into the Davis Cup final with a 2-0 victory over Australia.

Jannik Sinner caps an extraordinary 2024 season by battling past the Netherlands' Tallon Griekspoor to help Italy defend their Davis Cup title.

Jannik Sinner capped an outstanding season by guiding Italy to a second successive Davis Cup title. The world number one defeated Tallon Griekspoor 7-6 (2) 6-2 in Malaga to secure a 2-0 victory for the defending champions against the Netherlands.

Italy went nearly a quarter-century without winning the Davis Cup. Then along came Jannik Sinner, and now the country is celebrating its second consecutive title. The No. 1-ranked Sinner clinched the championship in the annual team event and capped his breakthrough season by beating Tallon Griekspoor 7-6 (2),

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