LONDON — The Davis Cup Final 8 will be held in Italy from 2025 through 2027, the International Tennis Federation announced Monday, with Bologna hosting next year. Led by Jannik Sinner, the Italians have won the past two Davis Cup titles in Malaga, Spain, the site for the men's team competition each of the past three years.

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,

The Davis Cup's Final 8 stage will be held in Italy from 2025 to 2027, with next year's edition taking place in Bologna, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said on Monday.

Great Britain are handed a trip to Japan in the first round of qualifying for the 2025 Davis Cup - with Italy to host the eight-team finals.

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner and Matteo Berrettini won their singles matches to lift defending champion Italy past Australia 2-0 and back into the Davis Cup final.

It is true to say that these will be days of a future past for the Davis Cup 2025, which will change format starting next season. And it is a dive into the past, with a formula that will reintroduce several main aspects that had been abandoned in recent years.