He President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella, received this Thursday 2023 Davis Cup won by the Italian men’s national tennis team, the “hero of Malaga”, besides which is brand new Australian Open winner, Jannick Sinner.
Mattarella, 82, thanked them for the good times they gave Italians, including himself, a great tennis fan and who proudly received a gift of a racket from Sinner, who he said saw him “in good spirits.” humor” because “I’m sure I’m going to win” in Australia, although he admits he only watched the match “from the fourth set onwards”.
“It has been a great success. Now everyone expects him to always win, but it is good that there is no pressure. The important thing is the commitment,” said the president of the young sinner, 22 years old, who on Sunday won his first Slam by defeating Russian Daniil Medvedev 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 and 6-3.
With that Sinner victory, “the enthusiasm” for tennis that the Davis victory achieved “has been renewed,” the head of state told members of the team that won the silver salad bowl in Malaga last November.
“I remember the 1976 Davis Cup, the team that won the Cup chilli. I also remember other games, Davis in 1960 for example. I am convinced that we will not wait that long for another victory. “You bring young people closer to tennis,” he said.
Mattarella also emphasized that he followed the battles of Italian Davis Cup team in Malagawho showed “great human value”
“This Cup brought us many emotions,” acknowledged Sinner, who was “surprised” by the “simplicity and humility” of the president in front of the media at the exit of the Roman Quirinal Palace, the headquarters of the Leader of State. Italian.
Along with Sinner, the other members of the Italian tennis team are: Lorenzo Sonego, Matteo Arnaldi, Simone Bolelli, Lorenzo Musetti, Matteo Berrettini and Andrea Vavassori, led by captain Filippo Volandri, accompanied by the Minister of Sports, Andrea Abodi, and the presidents of the Italian National Olympic Committee, Giovanni Malago; and from the Italian Tennis Federation, Angelo Binaghi.
Source: La Verdad
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