MALAGA, Spain — High-ranked Jannik Sinner and Matteo Berrettini gained singles matches Saturday in entrance of a supportive crowd to raise defending champion Italy previous Australia 2-0 and again into the Davis Cup closing.
Sinner prolonged his tour-level successful streak to 24 units in a row by beating No. 9 Alex de Minaur 6-3, 6-4 after Berrettini got here again to defeat Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-7 (6), 6-3, 7-5.
“Hopefully this can provide us confidence for tomorrow,” mentioned Sinner, who’s now 9-0 towards de Minaur.
Italy will meet first-time finalist Netherlands on Sunday for the title. The Dutch adopted up their victory over Rafael Nadal and Spain within the quarterfinals by eliminating Germany within the semifinals Friday.
Italy, which obtained previous Australia in final yr’s closing, is making an attempt to develop into the primary nation to win the Davis Cup twice in a row because the Czech Republic in 2012 and 2013. Italy’s ladies gained the Billie Jean King Cup by defeating Slovakia in Malaga on Wednesday.