Italy will host the Davis Cup Finals from 2025 until 2028. The International Tennis Federation, (ITF) which runs the event, confirmed the defending champion as the host nation at the draw for the 2025 Davis Cup qualifiers in London this afternoon, Monday December 2.
Bologna is in contention to host the 2025 Finals, an eight-team event which is also referred to as the ‘Final 8’; Milan and Turin, the latter of which has hosted the ATP Tour Finals since 2021, are vying for future years.
Italy receives a bye to the event as host nation, with seven qualified nations making up the other places. 2024 finalists the Netherlands has received a bye to the second round of qualifiers, which will take place in September as home and away ties.
Malaga had hosted the event since 2022.
Italy also won the Billie Jean King Cup event in the same city, with two-time Grand Slam finalist Jasmine Paolini propelling her country to a 2-0 victory over Slovakia in the final. Jannik Sinner and Matteo Berrettini won their singles rubbers to beat the Netherlands by the same margin in the Davis Cup final, with world No. 1 Sinner having won the ATP Tour Finals in Turin the previous week.
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The crowd of Turin: Jannik Sinner’s sea of green, white, red and orange
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