Italy won the Davis Cup for the first time since 1976 as Jannik Sinner crushed Alex de Minaur 6-3, 6-0 to seal a 2-0 win over Australia on Sunday in Malaga.

The world number four clinched victory in the second singles rubber after Matteo Arnaldi dug deep to beat Alexei Popyrin 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 in the opening clash.

Sinner, who remarkably beat top-ranked superstar Novak Djokovic twice in one day on Saturday as Italy eliminated Serbia, secured his country’s second title against Lleyton Hewitt’s 28-time winners in style.

Forty-seven years after their first victory in the competition in 1976, the Italians were once again able to brandish the “Silver Salad Bowl”, carried by their best player who flew through the week.

The 22-year-old won all five matches he played this week in Malaga, two in doubles and three in singles.

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