Red disc for Jannik Sinner and Matteo Berrettini for the Davis Cup. On September 13th against Canada the two big blues will not be there. If the Roman tennis player was certain to give up after his injury at the US Open, the South Tyrolean also had to withdraw. On social media, the message confirming his absence arrived, signed by Sinner himself: “Unfortunately I didn’t have enough time to recover after the tournaments in America and unfortunately I won’t be able to be part of the team in Bologna – he wrote on Instagram -. It’s always an honor to play for our country and I’m convinced I’ll be back in the national team soon. Good luck to the boys, see you.”
Pietrangeli very harsh: “Disqualification for one year”
“Anyone who refuses and then goes to play a tournament elsewhere should be disqualified. If someone refuses because they are sick for goodness sake, but who refuses to then go and play a tournament elsewhere, then the federation should disqualify him for at least a year” he has declared Nicola Pietrangeli. “I don’t want to go into the merits of the Sinner affair, I speak in general; and I say that representing one’s country is the highest aspiration of a sportsman, it’s an honor anyway, regardless of the result. Anyone who refuses and then goes to play a tournament elsewhere should be disqualified”, added the two-time winner of Roland Garros, who won the Davis Cup as a non-playing captain in ’76, in that Cup he holds the Italian record for appearances as a player, with 120 wins between singles and doubles.”If you are not proud to play for your country, get a fake medical certificate, it’s a question of conscience – concludes the former champion -. Or, do you not like it because you are afraid of losing or because of the responsibilities? You don’t necessarily have to win, but you have to try. And no excuses or alibis should be found, but I’m not naming a particular name in this case, I’m speaking in general, let’s be clear.”
Captain Volandri: “We know how much Jannik cares about Davis”
“We wish Jannik a speedy recovery, we know how much he cares about Davis, he has already proven it. We respect his decision, I’m sure we will have him available in the future”. This was said by Filippo Volandri, Italian captain in the Davis Cup. After Canada, Italy will face Chile on the 15th and Sweden on the 17th. Lorenzo Sonego and Matteo Arnaldi they are ready to leave to join Lorenzo Musetti. Volandri then called Lorenzo Musetti, Lorenzo Sonego, Matteo Arnaldi Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori. For the September matches, Volandri has given up on Fabio Fognini.
2023-09-08 08:08:36
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