“Davis in Italy in Sinner’s absence and doubts about Musetti? Sinner played for Davis for 4 consecutive years, he is the player with the most appearances in my management. Having won it twice, with the year he has, he may decide not to participate.” Filippo Volandri, Italy’s Davis Cup captain, spoke like this in a press conference during the ATP Finals in Turin. “The wins in the last two years gave us a huge awareness and we will take that to Bologna. From Bologna onwards I want to talk about who was there, not who wasn’t there.”
Musetti handed over the Davis Cup?
Volandri also spoke about Musetti’s possible retirement: “”What I always do before every Davis Cup is provide a squad of 6-7, even 8-9 players. I got Sonego and Darderi’s willingness to stay until the end. Lorenzo is playing his eighth straight week and we won’t talk about Davis until the end of the tournament. For Lorenzo, there is also an extra thought because his wife Veronica is expecting their second child, and this is very important for me. We will do some evaluations together and will come up with a mutual agreement, as we always do. How are we? 100%. For Lorenzo Musetti, there are all possibilities, it depends on how he feels at the end of the tournament. It’s the Finals, Davis brings the same energy. I’m not worried, we will take this decision together.”
Italy’s Davis Cup opponent
Volandri also spoke about the competition: “We are aware that we are a strong team, winning has taken a toll on us and we have an extra responsibility, playing at home.” Bologna. We have to convert pressure into load. Can everyone win? Alcaraz he is the best player in this competition in the rankings, but that doesn’t mean Spain will qualify, in fact last year we saw them not qualify for the quarter-finals. Then Germany had it Zverev and be another very strong team, with double competition. He’s a very balanced Davis.”
