Italy defends Davis Cup without Sinner

Defending Davis Cup champions Italy volition play successful the last tourney successful Bologna from 18 to 23 November without their fig 1 subordinate Jannik Sinner. Although Sinner has said helium volition not beryllium disposable successful 2025, manager Filippo Volandri believes helium volition instrumentality to the squad precise soon.

“Jannik Sinner has said helium volition not beryllium disposable for 2025, but the Davis Cup is and volition ever beryllium his location and I americium definite that precise soon helium volition beryllium portion of our squad again. This twelvemonth excessively I person a radical of players who are acceptable to combat and volition springiness their each for the bluish jersey,” said Volandri.

Italy volition beryllium represented by Matteo Berrettini, Simone Bolelli, Flavio Cobolli, Lorenzo Musetti and Andrea Vavassori. This is simply a radical that, adjacent without Sinner, has the acquisition and quality to combat for the title. “All the players are motivated and acceptable for the challenges that await america successful Bologna,” added the coach.

Preparations and expectations

Spain volition execute with the existent fig 1 subordinate successful the satellite Carlos Alcaraz, and volition effort to triumph the archetypal rubric since 2019 with Jaume Munar, Pedro Martinez and Marcelo Granollers. It is peculiarly absorbing that the 3rd subordinate successful the world, Alexander Zverev, volition marque his debut astatine the finals of the Davis Cup and pb Germany.

The quarterfinal pairings are already known: Italy vs. Austria, France vs. Belgium, Spain vs. Czech Republic, and Argentina vs. Germany. Each of these matches promises bully tennis and large battles for each point.

Although Italy volition not person Sinner, Volandri is optimistic: "We person a large squad and each subordinate knows what to bash connected the field. We whitethorn not beryllium complete, but the team's vigor and acquisition volition assistance america to look each opponents."

This tourney shows however adjacent without the biggest stars, a beardown squad tin beryllium organized and combat for the title. Italy, Spain, Germany and different nationalist teams are acceptable to supply apical tennis successful Bologna and springiness the fans a batch of excitement.