Follow us on Google Discover Jannik Sinner is looking to put the stamp on another emphatic year on the ATP Tour.
Sinner won the $6 million prize pot at the Six Kings Slam last week and he’s now on a mission ahead of the ATP Finals.
Casper Ruud hailed Jannik Sinner after winning in Stockholm over the weekend and it’s clear that along with Carlos Alcaraz, he’s the man the players aspire to be.
Sinner has caused a bit of a stir in his home country, however, after making an announcement over his schedule for the rest of 2025.
It’s fair to say that it’s not gone down very well at all…
Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty ImagesJannik Sinner slammed by Italian tennis legend
Just hours after tennis fans got excited the potential for Alcaraz and Sinner to lock horns on the international stage, Sinner decided to temper the intrigue.
Alcaraz announced that he was going to play at the Davis Cup for Spain in the finals and that is a huge boost to Team Spain.
However, Sinner has spoiled the party by announcing his decision to skip the Davis Cup this year having won it twice previous with Team Italy.
The decision has not gone down well in Italy, with Italian tennis legend Nicolo Pietrangeli, who believes this is a slap in the face for Italian tennis.
He told Punto de Break: “It’s a huge slap in the face for Italian sport. I don’t understand when you say it was a difficult choice. We’re talking about playing tennis, not going to war. When it comes to the Davis Cup, it’s about the ultimate; the goal of any athlete is to wear the blue jersey.
“Unfortunately, I know I’m talking about another era. I hope that during the Davis Cup, people don’t go somewhere else to play. I see that the world today is driven by money and people put their hearts aside.”
Sinner making the right decision ahead of the Australian Open
Sinner is on a hat-trick when it comes to the Melbourne-based Grand Slam.
With Alcaraz needing the Australian Open to complete a career Grand Slam, he will know that winning in Australia might be the biggest task he’s faced.
As a result, it makes perfect sense for Sinner to skip the Davis Cup and put everything he’s got into preparing properly for the long trip to Australia.
Pietrangeli is right in what he says that players should take pride in playing for their respective countries, but the game has moved on.
The ATP demands that the players play in so many tournaments these days that ultimately something has to give and Sinner clearly thinks the best one to miss this year is the Davis Cup.