Sinner justifies his absence for the Davis Cup Final 8: "This year, I made the right decision"

Jannik Sinner is not among the players selected by Filippo Volandri to participate in the Davis Cup finals in Bologna in the coming weeks.

The announcement of his absence had the effect of a bomb in Italy. The two-time defending Davis Cup champion, the Squadra Azzurra, will host the 2025 Final 8 in Bologna from November 18 to 23, but will not be able to count on the presence of Jannik Sinner.

Present during the last two editions where Italy was crowned champion, the world number 1 has decided to skip this season, which is not appreciated at all in Italy. In recent hours, the recent Paris Masters 1000 winner justified his decision not to represent his country in two weeks.

"I am proud to be Italian and I am happy to have been born in this country and not in Austria or elsewhere. I say this with complete sincerity. This country deserves even more than what I do. We have tennis infrastructure, quality coaches, great players, and a very strong competitive spirit.

We are fortunate to have regions with their own identities. We must stay united, appreciate each other, and be proud to be part of a common project which is Italy. At the end of the season, you need a little time to recover from all the accumulated pressure, the emotions experienced, the physical and mental exhaustion from the competition, which is very high, and all this requires time to recover and get back in shape.

If you can count on an extra week of preparation, you will also have an extra week to rest and arrive at the pre-season much more motivated, with energy and the desire to return to tennis.

I play tennis almost every day of my life and there are times when I don't feel like it. If I can bring forward my holidays and start the pre-season earlier, I can gradually manage the training load, which is essential to avoid injuries. I have no doubt that this year, I made the right decision," he assured for Punto de Break.