Jannik Sinner helps Italy beat Australia to win first Davis Cup title since 1976

The world No 4 beat Australia’s Alex De Minaur 6-3 6-0 on Sunday to clinch a 2-0 victory.

Italy claimed their first Davis Cup title win since 1976 (Manu Fernandez/AP)

Jannik Sinner followed up his heroics against Novak Djokovic by leading Italy to their first Davis Cup title for 47 years.

When Sinner was staring at three match points on Saturday with Italy 1-0 down to Serbia, it appeared hugely improbable that he would be lifting the trophy 24 hours later.