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Italy Complete Davis Cup Hat-Trick

Italy continued its dominance of the tennis world this past weekend, winning the Davis Cup for a third consecutive year.

Flavio Cobolli clinched the trophy for Italy in Sunday’s final against Spain, defeating Jaume Munar 1-6, 7-6(5), 7-5 in front of the home crowd in Bologna. Italy became the first country to win three titles in a row in the post-Challenge Round era, which began in 1972. The last country to win three consecutive titles was the United States from 1968 to 72.

Matteo Berrettini won the opening match of the tie, defeating Pablo Carreno Busta 6-3, 6-4 to put Cobolli in position to claim the title. The impressive feat for the Italians came without the services of world No. 2 Jannik Sinner and No. 8 Lorenzo Musetti.

Following the country’s win at the Billie Jean King Cup, Italy becomes the first non-Grand Slam nation to win both the Davis Cup and the BJK Cup in the same season on multiple occasions.

Federer Elected to International Tennis Hall of Fame

In a move that surprised nobody, Roger Federer was elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility, the only player to receive the honour for the 2026 class.

The all-time great was the first man to win 20 Grand Slam singles titles. Federer claimed his first major title at Wimbledon in 2003 and capped his Grand Slam career with a victory at the Australian Open in 2018.

“I’ve always valued the history of tennis and the example set by those who came before me,” Federer said. “To be recognized in this way by the sport and by my peers is deeply humbling.”

At the peak of his career, Federer was a near-mythic player, as he reached 10 consecutive Grand Slam finals from 2005-07, winning eight of them.

Across his decorated career, Federer won 103 tour-level titles, 1,251 matches, and spent a total of 310 weeks as No. 1 in the ATP rankings.

Sportscaster Mary Carillo was also elected to the Hall of Fame in the contributor category, with induction set for August of 2026.

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