the Davis Cup 2023 You already know your new hero. ItalyNearly 50 years later, he became champion of the most important collegiate tournament in men’s tennis. After beating Australia 2-0.
The first point of the series was won by 22-year-old Matteo Arnaldi. The San Remo native, who is currently ranked 44th in the world rankings, defeated the Australian Alexei Popyrin (No. 40) 7-5, 2-6, 6-4.
Accordingly, Jannik Sinner (No. 4) He got rid of 12th place in the world rankings in just an hour and 21 minutes: Alex de Minaur. The end result was resounding 6-3 and 6-0 To crown his country’s team in this competition After 47 years.
The last time Italy won the Davis Cup was in 1976. At that time, the team was led by the historic Nicola Pietrangeli It beat Chile 4-1 at the National Stadium in Santiago With a team composed of Corrado Barazzotti, Adriano Panatta, Paolo Bertolucci and Tonino Zugarelli.
The current Italy team, which brought him the second Davis Cup in its history, is captain Filippo Volandri and Jannik Sinner, Matteo Arnaldi, Lorenzo Musetti, Lorenzo Sonego and Simone Bolelli appeared.
Italy’s path to the 2023 Davis Cup title:
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Round robin of the finals (Bologna): Canada 3-0 Italy
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Round robin of the finals (Bologna): Italy 3-0 Chile
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Round robin of the finals (Bologna): Italy 2-1 Sweden
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Quarter-finals (Malaga): Italy 2-1 Netherlands
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Semi-final (Malaga): Italy 2-1 Serbia
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Final (Malaga): Italy 2-0 Australia
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