Italian Jannik Sinner announced on Thursday that he will not attend the group stage of the Davis Cup, which Italy (Group A) will play in Bologna (north) from September 12 to 17, having not had time to recover after the contest in America.
“Unfortunately I did not have enough time to recover after the tournaments in America and, unfortunately, I will not be part of the team in Bologna. It is always an honor to play for our country and I am convinced that I will. close when returning to the national team,” he said via the social network ‘X’.
The Italian captain, Filippo Volandri, wishes a speedy recovery to the best Italian player at the moment, number 6 in the ranking.
“We wish Jannik a speedy recovery, we know how much he cares about Davis, he has already shown it. We respect his decision, I am sure we will be able to count on him in the future,” said Volandri.
In addition, Matteo Berrettini’s injury at the United States Open further reduced Volandri’s initial squad list.
Berrettini, number 36 in the ranking after a season marked again by injuries, recently admitted to suffering from severe depression related to not playing on the court.
“Deep down, even when I’m tired, playing tennis is one of the things that keeps me alive. Not being able to do important dates has introduced me to the darkness. And the darkness seems endless, seems to swallow you because instead of By remaining silent and denying yourself breath, you dig yourself a depth,” he revealed in a recent interview with ‘Corriere della Sera’.
Finally Volandri called up Lorenzo Musetti, Lorenzo Sonego, Matteo Arnaldi, Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori for this group stage; and left Fabio Fognini out.
Italy is in Group A (Bologna) of the group stage with Chile, Canada and Sweden.
The first two in each group will qualify for the last eight of the championship, which will be held at the José María Martín Carpena Sports Palace in Málaga from November 21 to 26.
Source: La Verdad
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