Italy seal Davis Cup final date with Netherlands as Jannik Sinner helps brush Australia aside

After Matteo Berrettini had travel from down to conflict past Thanasi Kokkinakis successful 3 sets, Sinner comfortably saw disconnected Alex de Minaur 6-3 6-4 to extremity Australia's ain hopes of making it to the last for a 2nd consecutive year.

Berrettini had taken 2 hours and 39 minutes to yet decision Kokkinakis 6-7 (6) 6-3 7-5.

Sinner, who had past week won a archetypal ATP Finals rubric successful beforehand of location fans successful Turin, looked successful implicit power arsenic helium coasted past satellite No9 De Minaur successful little than 90 minutes.

"It means a lot," said Australian Open and US Open champion Sinner successful quotes connected the ATP Tour website.

"It was a pugnacious encounter, playing Alex. We cognize each different rather good now, truthful I person to beryllium precise cautious each time.

"Obviously it helped a batch that Matteo won the singles today. He played astonishing tennis, it was precise precocious quality.

"Hopefully this tin springiness america immoderate assurance for tomorrow. It is going to beryllium a precise hard and pugnacious time for america and besides the Netherlands."