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The United States celebrated winning its inaugural Fed Cup with a sweeping victory over Italy in the final in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday.
World No. 9 Tyler Fritz beat slugger Matteo Berrettini 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (8-6) in a tense over two-hour bout. victory.
When Berrettini delivered a long forehand on the winner’s point, the Americans rushed onto the pitch, drowning Fritz in cheering celebration.
Jessica Pegula and Frances Tiafoe also scored for the Americans earlier, giving the US an insurmountable 3-0 in the best-of-five final. 0 lead. Madison Keys beat Lucia Bronzetti 6-3 6-2 to make it 4-0.
“It’s great. It’s great that the team won this game. We had high hopes for the event, at least I did,” Fritz said, according to the official website. “I’m really happy to be in that position to win games.”
It was a dominant performance for the US team, which finished with a 22-2 record after losing just two games.
The new competition involves 18 countries, with round robin events in the Australian cities of Perth, Brisbane and Sydney.