The year ended on an incredibly high note for Italy, with the men and women taking home the Davis and Billie Jean King cups, respectively. Full report plus all the ATP beef that's fit to post BELOW.
Jannik Sinner rounded out his stunning year in a typically cool and collected fashion on Sunday in Malaga. The No. 1 player in the world defeated Tallon Griekspoor 7-6(2), 6-2 to seal a second consecutive Davis Cup title for Italy. After Matteo Berrettini earlier defeated Botic van de Zandschulp, Sinner’s win completed a 2-0 triumph for his country against the Netherlands and capped another year in which Italian tennis has enjoyed considerable success across the board. “It has been an amazing year. I’m very proud of the whole team,” said Sinner. “There is a lot of work behind it and I’m very happy to hold this trophy again. It was a very difficult day today, because anything can happen.”
And the Italian women won their fifth Billie Jean King Cup (aka Fed Cup) title, and first since 2013, by toppling 2002 champions Slovakia 2-0 (4-0 in sets) in Wednesday's championship tie in Malaga. "It’s really a dream come true," Italian captain Tathiana Garbin said on court. "I have such great champions, great players, but mostly, great human beings. I’m so proud of them, they fight every day."
Namesake congratulations!
Team Italy
Team Netherlands
Elsewhere around the net ...
I must confess: Watching Pedro Martinez groom is almost better than porn for me.
Rafael Nadal played his final match.
And then there was one. How do we feel about Andy Murray coaching Novak?
Ooh la la, Arthur Bouquier
Marton Fucsovics and his lesser half
Matt Ebden's ass doesn't just happen
Andy Mies makes a splash
33 candles for Albano Olivetti
Is the birthday boy teaching a child the "Macarena"?
Benjamin Lock is still tall and hot
Doggy-style Borna Coric and his big pole
Mischa Zverev gets his feet wet
How Marcus Willis keeps his Speedo bod
Oh, Denis
Neal Skupski throws out the first pitch at former school LSA
Baylor reunion
Argentina's Francisco Comesana took home a Challenger in Brazil ...
But I only have eyes for his physio
Andy Roddick 90210
Put me in Coach -- seriously
Arthur Fils is good enough to eat
Looks like the boys turned out for Jackson Withrow's wedding
When bad haircuts happen to hot conservatives
Wet 'n' wild with Jan Zielinski
Luke Johnson is a big boy
Note to Davis Cup: You know what is the World Cup of Tennis? Davis Cup
Flavio Cobolli assumes the position
Holger Rune pumping iron
Ernesto Requena and Santiago Navarro
Robert Cardenas in black briefs
J.J. Wolf is Electrolit
Someone's potent
Robert Farah from behind
At least Stefanos still has a body
More vacation titillation from Jiří Lehecka
Rocha brothers Henrique and Francisco
Daniel Altmaier in Malaga
Weekly Juan Betancourt fix
David Vega Hernandez says goodbye to Rafael Nadal in two great throwbacks
More goodbyes to Rafa:
Adam Jones
Lorenzo Musetti
Tommy Haas
What's being tested, exactly?
Same here
Milos Raonic: Hunky or chunky? (Answer: Both!)
Pretty boy Vasek Pospisil
Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori give the fans what they want
How do I get Jurgen Melzer to give me the signal?
How do get in with the Roberto Carballes Baena boys?
Big Borna Gojo
Remember when the sky seemed to be the limit for Daniil Medvedev?
Sultry Jack Draper
And last but not least ...
How Ugo Humbert spent his off season
(With wire services)
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