
The Italian tennis squad defeated the Spanish in the decisive Davis Cup match, thereby securing their third consecutive victory in this competition. The final stage of the tournament took place in Bologna, Italy. In the opening match, Matteo Berrettini prevailed over Pablo Carreño Busta with a score of 6:3, 6:4. In the second singles match, Flavio Cobolli proved more convincing than Jaume Munar (1:6, 7:6 (7:5), 7:5). The world number one player, Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, and the second-ranked tennis player from Italy, Jannik Sinner, did not participate in the matches. Besides Berrettini and Cobolli, the Italian team included Lorenzo Sonego, Andrea Vavassori, and Simone Bolelli. The Italian team achieved success in the Davis Cup for the fourth time. The Spanish team has six victories in this tournament, and they won their last title in 2019. The United States of America remains the leader in the total number of cups won, having celebrated victory 32 times. Russian tennis players became trophy holders three times (in 2002, 2006, and 2021).