MALAGA, Spain — Top-ranked Jannik Sinner and Matteo Berrettini won matches Saturday (Sunday in Manila) in front of a supportive crowd to lift defending champion Italy past Australia 2-0 and back into the Davis Cup final.
Sinner extended his tour-level winning streak to 24 singles sets in a row by beating No. 9 Alex de Minaur 6-3, 6-4 after Berrettini came back to defeat Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-7 (6), 6-3, 7-5.
