Italy ended a 47-year drought as they defeated Australia 2-0 in the final of the Davis Cup in Malaga on Sunday (26 November). Jannik Sinner, so instrumental to his nation's campaign in Spain, defeated Alex de Minaur 6-3, 6-0 to earn the Azzurri a second men's team tennis world crown.
Unlike in the quarter-finals and semi-finals, where Sinner had to win his singles match to keep Italy's hopes alive, the world number four took the court with his team in front thanks to Matteo Arnaldi's three-set victory over Alexei Popyrin. De Minaur looked pumped from the off, but even his famed speed around the court was no match for Sinner's power from the baseline.
