Top-ranked Jannik Sinner and Matteo Berrettini won their singles matches to lift defending champion Italy past Australia 2-0 and back into the Davis Cup final.

Jannik Sinner and Matteo Berrettini put defending champions Italy into the Davis Cup final with a 2-0 victory over Australia.

World number one Jannik Sinner helped defending champions Italy book their place in the Davis Cup final with a 2-0 win over Australia in Malaga.

MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Matteo Berrettini justified his promotion to Italy's singles lineup by putting aside a collapse at the end of the first set and coming back to beat Australia's Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-7 (6), 6-3, 7-5 Saturday, moving the defending Davis Cup champion to the verge of returning to the final.

Italy had won the Davis Cup for the first time since 1976 last year, and will look to defend their crown against the Netherlands on Sunday

ROME, NOV 23 - Matteo Berrettini came back from losing the first set in a tie break to beat Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-7, 6-3, 7-5 on Saturday and put Italy 1-0 up in their Davis Cup semi-final against Australia.

Today, Italy returns to the field for the Davis Cup, and alongside the world number one Jannik Sinner, there will also be his friend and companion Matteo Berrettini, who is coming off an

Australia's dream of appearing in a third-straight Davis Cup final came to an end early Sunday morning, after the team was downed by Italy in the semifinals. Thanasi Kokkinakis was outlasted by Matteo Berrettini in a three-set thriller,

World number one Jannik Sinner defeated Alex de Minaur in straight sets to power holders Italy into the Davis Cup final with a 2-0 victory over Australia on Saturday. Sinner, who has never lost against De Minaur in nine matches including last year's Davis Cup final,

MALAGA, Spain (Reuters) -Defending champions Italy moved into the Davis Cup final after a 2-0 win over Australia on Saturday as Jannik Sinner defeated Alex de Minaur in straight sets to follow up Matteo Berrettini's victory over Thanasi Kokkinakis.