Jannik Sinner sealed the second Davis Cup title in Italian history after authoritatively beating Alex de Miñaur (6-3 and 6-0), who took the measure, unable to question the superiority and inertia winner of the transalpine group.

The doubles match was not necessary. With two individual clashes, Italy regained the hegemony it only held in 1976, the only time it had won the Salad Bowl.

The Martín Carpena pavilion in Malaga crowned Sinner, which was consolidated. This was the Davis of the 22-year-old from San Cándido, recognized as a leader in his country and a reality on the circuit. The one who used his maturity to resist the momentum of world number one, Novak Djokovic, whom he beat twice in two weeks, three in doubles included.

Once the setback of the semi-finals was resolved, the face-to-face against Serbia showed a notable superiority against Australia, which aspired to the twenty-ninth crown, although the first since 2002.

Sinner had already given a good account of De Minaur four times before. He has always beaten him, including this season in Toronto. The Oceanic, twelfth in the world, gave up after losing the first set, the only one to have offered some resistance. Then, carte blanche for the Italian who accelerates towards the final success and seals the victory of the match in one hour and twenty-two minutes.

Italy’s Davis Cup title strengthens the reputation of the fourth player in the world with ten more titles to his name. Four this year, at the Masters 1000 in Canada, Montpellier, Vienna and Beijing, and the finals he lost at the ATP Finals last week, the Masters 1000 in Miami and Rotterdam.

Sinner’s victory completed the work done in the first singles by Matteo Arnaldi who did a laborious job against Alexei Popyrin, whom he beat 7-5, 2-6 and 6-4.

Sinner leads a team made up of Lorenzo Musetti, Arnaldi, Lorenzo Sonego and Simone Bolelli and managed by Filippo Volandri. The Davis Cup crowned a team full of talent, with one of the best generations in its history returning to the world domination it only held in 1976.