Tumultuous Climate for Italian National Tennis Team in Davis Cup Finals: Absences and Controversy

A tumultuous climate for the Italian national tennis team in view of the group stage of the Davis Cup Finals. From 12 to 17 September in Bologna, the selection of the Bel Paese led by the non-playing Captain Filippo Volandri will face Canada, Sweden and Chile, hunting for qualification for the Finals of the team competition.

A tricolor formation profoundly revised by Volandri, out of necessity and choice. Lorenzo Musetti, Lorenzo Sonego, Matteo Arnaldi, Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori will be the players involved and the absences of Jannik Sinner, Matteo Berrettini and Fabio Fognini clearly arouse sensation.

In the first two cases we are talking about physical issues: the South Tyrolean announced today that he will give up due to the short recovery time after efforts in the American tournaments, while for Berrettini there is an ankle injury which prevents him from being available. Fognini, on the other hand, suffered a real cut: “The choice to give up Fabio stems from the need to have players available who give me maximum guarantees, the injuries of this period have convinced me to take other paths, I am convinced that Fabio will return soon at the levels that belong to him“, the words of Volandri.

A situation not appreciated by the Ligurian who, to ANSA, spoke clearly: “I read in some press organs that I would have decided and requested to take a step back, to rest and catch my breath. Fake and itchy! I’m sorry that clarity and sincerity were not used. My story doesn’t deserve it. A few weeks ago I was pre-summoned. Then on Monday I received the captain’s call: suddenly I no longer fit into the plans, without justifiable explanations and in ways that I didn’t share, with little respect for my story“, Fabio explained.

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2023-09-07 19:55:59
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