Italy lived up to its reputation as a strong contender in the world of tennis by defeating Australia 2-0 and winning the Davis Cup for the first time since 1976. Matteo Arnaldi narrowly beat Alexei Popyrin 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 to secure the first point for Italy. The following day, Jannik Sinner, who had already defeated Novak Djokovic twice in one day, continued his impressive performance by dominating Alex de Minaur with a score of 6-3, 6-0.
