Jannik Sinner ended a historic season, and he ended it with yet another win to secure another Davis Cup title for Italy.
Last year, the young Italian player had a great season, but it was far from the type of season that he had in 2024. He won two Grand Slam titles, leads the ATP Tour as an undisputed World No. 1, and now, he led Italy to yet another Davis Cup title.
In 2023, he was his country's hero after he led them to the first Davis Cup title in 47 years. It was only second Italy's Davis Cup title, as their only triumph before that came in 1976, with them finishing as runners-up in 1960, 1961, 1977, 1979, 1980, and 1998.
This year, he signed up to represent his country once more, and once again, it was a success. He first won both his singles and doubles matches against Argentina in the quarter-finals, and then he also won his singles match against Australia in the semi-finals.
Matteo Berrettini's win against the Netherlands meant that another Sinner's singles win would seal another Davis Cup title for Italy, their third in history and for the first time in consecutive years.
His opponent was Tallon Griekspoor, who had a fantastic start to the match. The Dutch player had two break points already in the third game of the opening set, but he couldn't use his chances and likely knew that would cost him against a player like Sinner.
The World No. 1 player, as well as his opponent, then both held their serve for the remainder of the set without any issues, which meant that it had to be decided in a tie-break.
Sinner was the better player in the tie-break, holding his serve every single time while mini-breaking his opponent twice to win the tie-break 7-2.
In the second set, it was a one-man show from the 23-year-old Italian player, who dominated his opponent to win the second set and the match 7-6(2), 6-2 to secure the third Davis Cup title for Italy.
After the match, he was very happy, not just about his individual performance, but also about the team, which helped him to win the Davis Cup again.
"For sure. It’s been an amazing year. I’m very proud of the team. There’s a lot of work behind it. We are very happy to hold this trophy again. It was a very difficult day today because anything can happen."
The Italian player also addressed one of his final opponents, Wesley Koolhof, who is a doubles specialist and didn't get to perform in the final, and this tie was the last of his tennis career, as he will retire after that.
"Just want to say a couple of words for Wesley Koolhof because he’s retiring. He had an amazing career. Everyone is asking, he’s retiring because he played amazing all year. I wish him the best. He’s a nice man. We’re happy to be back here holding this trophy. It feels like we’re in Italy."
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