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Billie Jean King Goes Beyond Men’s Tennis as She Congratulates All of Italy for a ‘Terrific Year’

Published Nov 27, 2023 | 1:43 AM EST

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Italy’s epic debut victory at the Davis Cup 2023 Finals has been noticed by none other than tennis legend, Billie Jean King herself. Jannik Sinner drove Italy to its epic Davis Cup win this time and the whole tennis fraternity was quite moved by this tennis prodigy’s performance. Not only Sinner but Italy’s Matteo Arnaldi performed equally well for his country at the 2023 Davis Cup finals.

Italy already stole quite a lot of shows with Jannik Sinner’s mindblowing performance against Novak Djokovic during the group stage and the finals of the Nitto ATP 2023 tournament. Despite losing the finals, Italy made its mark with the Davis Cup 2023 trophy. Now that the women’s team also fought till the Billie Jean King Cup 2023finals, they lost to Canada. Nonetheless, tennis legend Billie Jean King himself is smitten by Italy’s outstanding tennis strokes this year.

Tennis legend Billie Jean King can’t stop praising Italy’s mindblowing tennis journey this year

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Thirty-nine times Grand Slam winner and the world’s former number-one Billie Jean King is mesmerized by what Italian tennis players did this season. Tweeting from her official X (formerly Twitter), Billie Jean King wrote- “Congratulations to Italy on winning the #DavisCup! A truly amazing performance by the entire team, led by @janniksin. What a terrific year for Italian tennis, with the Italian men winning Davis Cup, and the Italian women reaching the Finals of the #BJKCup.”

 Italy truly outshined every other country at the Davis Cup finals. While Sinner couldn’t do much against Djokovic at the tennis World Cup this year, he truly bagged his most-awaited victory at the Davis Cup 2023 finals. Now Billie Jean King also couldn’t hold back but express her compliments for this team.

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While the Italian women’s team couldn’t perform as well as the men’s team, they still rose to the finals of the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup. Now receiving praises from stalwarts like Billie Jean King is not a mere thing. Despite their defeat, the women’s team was backed by Billie Jean’s amazing praises.

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How Italy bagged its debut Davis Cup against Australia?

After defeating Djokovic in the semi-finals, Italy rose to the finals of the 2023 Davis Cup. It was Italy’s Matteo Arnaldi who helped Jannik Sinner with Italy’s first point at the finals. Despite multiple injuries throughout the season, Arnaldi didn’t hesitate to perform for his country at this year’s Davis Cup tournament.

Matteo’s contribution surely increased Sinner’s confidence at the finals.  Then Jannik Sinner challenged Australia’s Alex de Minaur and snatched a score of 6-3 and 6-0. This is when Italy scored a perfect 2-0 against 28 times Davis Cup winner Australia to march towards its first debut cup.

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Italy’s performance in the 2023 tennis season was truly epic enough to move the whole tennis fraternity. Now with Bille Jean King’s complement, they received an added reward for their hard work. If they continue to perform like this, Italy will soon overshadow other countries in both men’s and women’s tennis. Don’t you think so?

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Upasana Banerjee

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Upasana Banerjee is a Tennis Writer at EssentiallySports. Armed with a degree in Comparative Literature, she excels at weaving narratives and brining unique perspective to a graceful sport like Tennis. Whether it is dissecting player strategies or reflecting on timeless themes, Upasana's deep-rooted passion for the sport allows her to share insights and expert takes on any topic she covers.
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