Italian Tennis Is Ending the Year on Top of the World

Italy has retained the Davis Cup with a 2-0 victory over the Netherlands in Malaga, Spain.

Matteo Berrettini laid the foundations with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Botic Van de Zandschulp, before Jannik Sinner defeated Tallon Griekspoor 7-6(2), 6-2.

“We are very happy to be back here holding this trophy. It feels like being in Italy,” Sinner told the BBC on court during the celebrations.

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With world No. 1 Sinner widely expected to beat Griekspoor, it had been down to van de Zandschulp — who beat Rafael Nadal in the last match of the 22-time Grand Slam champion’s career Tuesday — to win the first rubber in the hope of setting up

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