He was the most absentee in the competition, sparking controversy but Italian tennis managed to win even without the number one: shortly after the sensational third Davis Cup victory, Sinner Jannik he paid tribute to his teammates and friends with a Story on Instagram.
Jannik’s post
“World champion. Congratulations on this incredible win“: in this way the world number two and number one of Italian tennis celebrated with his followers the Italian conquest of the Davis Cup. The tennis player from Sesto Pusteria relaunched the “combination” on his profile with the image of his teammates who won the famous “silver salad bowl” with the dates of the Italian victory: 1976, 2023, 2024, 2025.
Musetti’s tribute
At the last minute of participation Lorenzo Musettiranked second in Italian tennis and eighth in the ATP world rankings due to physical exhaustion after a tour de force to participate in the ATP Finals but also due to family problems. However, he rejoiced, with a video on his Instagram account showing the deciding point scored by Flavio Cobolli and writing: “Well done, you made history“, marking all Davis 2025 participants.
Compliments from Alcaraz
With sportsmanship that has always been his trademark, even with a bitter taste in his mouth, world number one Carlos also praised Volandri’s Italian team. Alcarazwho expected different results.
He also, because of the muscle problems he suffered at the ATP Finals, was unable to help his national team. “Congratulations to Italy for another Davis. Very proud of ours. Very large“, he wrote in X.
