For the third time in a row, Italian tennis players have secured victory in the team competition—despite the absence of the host country’s two best professionals.
Italy’s tennis players have completed a hat-trick of Davis Cup titles, even without their top stars Jannik Sinner and Lorenzo Musetti. The host nation won 2-0 against Spain in the final of the final round in Bologna, triumphing in the prestigious team competition as it did in 2023 and 2024.
The last team to achieve this feat was the USA, which won five times in a row from 1968 to 1972. However, at that time, the Davis Cup was still played in a challenge round format, with the previous year’s winner automatically qualifying for the final.
Berrettini and Cobolli score the points
Matteo Berrettini had put Italy in the lead with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Pablo Carrena Busta. Flavio Cobolli then secured the second point with a 1-6, 7-6 (7-5), 7-5 win over Jaume Munar. Spain had defeated the German team in the semifinals.
Italy was without ATP champion Sinner and world number eight Musetti due to injury. Spain had to do without world number one Carlos Alcaraz, who withdrew shortly before the start of the tournament due to thigh problems.