Italy's Matteo Berrettini comfortably beat Botic van de Zandschulp 6-4 6-2 in the first singles clash of the Davis Cup final against the Netherlands on Sunday to hand the holders a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three tie.

Matteo Berrettini declared Jannik Sinner the best player in men's tennis but also highlighted that he is nothing less as a person since the 23-year-old is as humble as possible. This past week in Malaga, the world No. 1 continued his outstanding 2024 as he went 3-3 in his singles match to lead Italy to successfully defending their Davis Cup title.

Lots of applause for Matteo Berrettini upon landing at Fiumicino from Malaga, following his triumph in the Davis Cup. 'Great Matteo! Well done,' many passengers shouted as he disembarked the plane