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

Australia's hopes of reaching the Davis Cup final fall short after semi-final singles defeats for Alex de Minaur and Thanasi Kokkinakis against Italy.

The victory against Australia has brought Italy to the second consecutive Davis Cup final. Now focus on the next opponent: the Netherlands. Davis Cup, Italy's opponents in the final The Dutch

Australia has advanced to the Davis Cup semifinals for the third year in a row. The Australians eliminated the United States 2-1 on Thursday when Matt Ebden and Jordan Thompson beat Ben Shelton and Tommy Paul 6-4,

Italy set up Davis Cup final against Netherlands on Sunday after 2-0 semi-final victory over Australia; Jannik Sinner seals progress with straight-sets win over Alex de Minaur after Matteo Berrettini

Italy is ready to defend the Davis Cup title at the "Martin Carpena" in Malaga. Filippo Volandri's Azzurri, after overcoming Argentina and Australia, will face the Netherlands to win for the

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,

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.

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.