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Sinner seals Davis Cup crown for Italy to cap standout 2024 season

World No. 1 defeats Netherlands’ Griekspoor after Berrettini win

November 24, 2024

Jannik Sinner rounded out his gorgeous yr in a sometimes cool and picked up trend on Sunday in Malaga.

The No. 1 within the PIF ATP Rankings defeated Tallon Griekspoor 7-6(2), 6-2 to seal a second consecutive Davis Cup title for Italy. After Matteo Berrettini earlier defeated Botic van de Zandschulp, Sinner’s win accomplished a 2-0 triumph for his nation in opposition to the Netherlands and capped one other yr wherein Italian tennis has loved appreciable success throughout the board.

“It has been a tremendous yr. I’m very pleased with the entire staff,” mentioned Sinner. “There’s numerous work behind it and I’m very pleased to carry this trophy once more. It was a really troublesome day right this moment, as a result of something can occur.”

Sinner saved the one two break factors of the opening set in opposition to Griekspoor, earlier than clinching it in a tie-break. Within the second set, he responded to letting slip an early break lead by reeling off 4 straight video games from 2-2 to earn a 91-minute victory and spark ecstatic celebrations amongst his teammates.

Phenomenal season. Unbelievable participant! 🦊 🇮🇹@janniksin shines once more to safe @federtennis their second consecutive Davis Cup title! 🏆@DavisCup | #DavisCup pic.twitter.com/Zl1aNtT6I5

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The Australian Open, US Open and Nitto ATP Finals champion Sinner has completed his 2024 season with a 73-6 singles report, in line with the Infosys ATP Stats Win/Loss Index, essentially the most by an ATP Tour participant since Andy Murray‘s 78 in 2016. The 23-year-old received his closing 14 tour-level matches of the season, and dropped only one set throughout that streak.

Earlier, Berrettini overcame Van de Zandschulp 6-4, 6-2 to place his nation 1-0 up in opposition to a Netherlands staff competing in its first Davis Cup closing. After a hard-fought opening, Berrettini received 9 of 11 video games from 3-4 within the first set to enhance to 5-0 in his Lexus ATP Head2Head collection with the Dutchman.

“I’m simply so pleased. Clearly final yr I used to be right here to help the staff, and this yr I introduced some factors to the trigger,” mentioned Berrettini, who missed his nation’s 2023 triumph after an injury-disrupted season. “However it doesn’t matter who’s enjoying, we all the time put our coronary heart on the courtroom. Everyone is giving their greatest, that’s the secret to our staff.

“Additionally the fellows who’re again dwelling, Flavio Cobolli, Matteo Arnaldi, they received some matches within the earlier stage that had been actually vital. It’s a extremely large staff and I’m very proud of the trophy.”

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Berrettini, who has this yr lifted ATP Tour crowns in Marrakech, Gstaad and Kitzbühel, received 86 per cent (30/35) of factors behind his first serve and didn’t face a break level en path to victory.

Italy, whose staff additionally included Lorenzo Musetti, Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori, is the primary nation to efficiently defend the Davis Cup crown since Czechia in 2013. Its third Davis Cup victory comes simply 4 days after the nation’s Hologic WTA Tour stars, which included Roland Garros and Wimbledon finalist Jasmine Paolini, lifted the Billie Jean King Cup trophy in Malaga.

“It’s superb, as a result of final yr we received for the primary time after 47 years,” mentioned Italy captain Filippo Volandri of his staff’s newest Davis Cup triumph. “However what I mentioned at first of this journey to the gamers is, ‘We need to make historical past, and historical past is that if you are able to do it twice’. I used to be pondering within the subsequent few years, however it occurred straight away and I’m so pleased with this staff.”

Regardless of defeat within the closing, the Netherlands lineup can replicate on a powerful week throughout which it posted the most effective Davis Cup end in Dutch historical past. On Tuesday, it downed host nation Spain within the quarter-finals to deliver an finish to Rafael Nadal’s historic profession. That tie additionally proved to be the ultimate time Wesley Koolhof competed as a professional, in a deciding doubles win alongside Van de Zandschulp in opposition to Carlos Alcaraz and Marcel Granollers.

“I simply need to say a few phrases for Wesley Koolhof,” mentioned Sinner of the retiring doubles star. “He’s had a tremendous profession. I believe everyone seems to be asking why he’s retiring, as a result of he performed amazingly on the finish of the yr and the entire yr. I want him all the most effective.”