Former Davis Cup Champion Joins Jannik Sinner and Company as the Past and Present Unite for a Glorious Celebration

Jannik Sinner and Co. recreated a historic moment after clinching Italy’s second Davis Cup title. Just after 24 hours of defeating the world number one, Novak Djokovic twice in one day Jannik Sinner closed off the best two weeks of his career with a win against Australia’s Alex de Minaur. The world number 4 in singles ranking completely outclassed the 24-year-old Australian in just 1 hour 21 minutes. 

The 22-year-old Italian number one ended the week by defeating Minaur by 6-3,6-0 in the second singles match on Sunday. This win helped Italy to seal the 2-0 triumph over the 28-time champions. Italy finally got the chance to touch the silverware of a 123-year-old prestigious tournament after their heroics 47 years ago. They celebrated the victory in style with the hero Italy’s first Davis Cup title. Let’s find out more about this.

Jannik Sinner and his teammates lift the Davis Cup title with one of the greats of Italian tennis

Alex De Minaur showed his resilience initially during the match but couldn’t hold it for too long. Jannik Sinner‘s superior firepower soon earned his service break and Minaur didn’t look the same. Sinner completely destroyed the Australian dreams with a pinch of Italian seasoning. Sinner now leads 6-0 in his H2H over the 12th-ranked Alex de Minaur. To make the even more special, Nicola Pietrangeli appeared on stage with the Davis Cup trophy.

The 90-years-old Italian former tennis player, Pietrangeli is an icon of Italian tennis. He has won two major titles in his career and was a part of Italy’s Davis Cup-winning team in 1976. It’s been a long wait for the old man to revisit those historic moments. 

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Today’s Italian team has some promising performers on the court who have proved their mettle on the biggest stage time and again. The most prominent among them is 22YO Jannik Sinner and what a run he has been having of late.

Sinner on a dream run

His performance graph skyrocketed just after the US Open where he had to see an early exit. He has managed to win 20 out of his last 22 matches of the season. He ended the week with 5/5 wins including the heroics against the Serbinator. Even here in Malaga, he was hitting the ball with supreme power from the baseline and had dominated most of the time throughout the match against Minaur.

Australia had defeated Italy in their past three meetings in the finals. But this time it was time to turn the tables. Australia and Italy are now automatically qualified for the 16-nations Finals which is scheduled to take place next year. It will be held across four cities and ITF had already announced on Sunday that the final eight will again be held in Malaga.

Jannik Sinner has played a pivotal run to create this historic moment in Italian tennis. His performance this year makes him a serious contender for Grand Slam titles next year. Can Sinner rise up to the top 3 in the next few months? Share your thoughts on this stellar run of Jannik Sinner in 2023.

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