Strong criticism from an Italian tennis legend to Sinner for his absence in the Davis Cup

The decision of Jannik Sinner of being absent from the finals Davis Cup It did not go unnoticed. An Italian tennis legend like Nicola Pietrangeli launched a strong criticism towards the former world No. 1 for the decision he made regarding representing his nation at the end of the season.

According to the news agency ANSAthe two-time Roland Garros champion in 1959 and 1960 expressed: “It is a big slap in the face to Italian sport. I don’t understand when you say that it was a difficult choice, we are talking about playing tennis, not going to war. When it comes to the Davis Cup, it is about the maximum, the goal of any athlete is to wear the blue shirt.”

Who knew how to be for many decades the best Italian tennis player of all time after his achievements in Paris and the 44 titles he obtained throughout his career, did not mince words to show his discontent with Sinner: “Unfortunately, I know I’m talking about another time. I hope that during the Davis Cup they don’t go to play somewhere else, I see that the world today is driven by money and the heart is left aside.”

The tennis players who will play for Italy in the Davis Cup Finals and will seek the three-time championship, captained by Filippo Volandri, are: Lorenzo Musetti, Flavio Cobolli, Matteo Berrettini, Andrea Vavassori and Simone Bolelli. The quarterfinal series will be against Austria and, if they win, they would clash against France or Belgium.