Jannik Sinner Explains Reason Behind Skipping Davis Cup on Home Soil
Jannik Sinner did not suffer defeats in the Davis Cup matches he played in 2023 and 2024, helping Italy win both times.
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Jannik Sinner is in Vienna to chase his second ATP 500 title of the season. After Vienna, he will be in Paris for the season’s last Masters 1000.
Following Paris, the next destination will be Turin, where he will be bidding to defend his title. Last year, Sinner’s season did not directly end after year-end championships as he represented Italy at the Davis Cup, helping his team defend their title by defeating the Netherlands 2-0. This year, however, the four-time Grand Slam champion has announced that he will not be in Bologna for the Davis Cup Finals.
I’ve won the Davis Cup twice. My team and I decided this because the season is very long at the end of the year, and I need an extra week off to start training earlier. The goal is to get back in shape in Australia. In the last two years, I haven’t been at my best due to lack of time, so we made this decision.
Jannik Sinner said at the press conference in Vienna
Sinner has won two Davis Cup titles with Italy. He made his Davis Cup debut in 2021 and has so far featured in 12 ties. Last year, he clinched the win every time he played (three singles and one doubles, along with Matteo Berrettini in the quarterfinals). In 2023 as well, Sinner won all five matches he played.
Jannik Sinner is ready to win his second Vienna Open title
Jannik Sinner will be kick-starting his campaign in Vienna against Daniel Altmaier. The first seed skipped the tournament last year and was the winner here in 2023 by defeating Daniil Medvedev.
Before arriving in Vienna, the 24-year-old defended his Six Kings Slam title by breezing past arch-rival Carlos Alcaraz. He has won three titles this year (Australian Open, Wimbledon, and the China Open) and lost four finals.
Every week, you get new information about what to improve. You have to be prepared; otherwise, you lose: there are many strong players here, and the situation can change quickly; if you start badly, it’s hard to recover. After Vienna, it’s probably Paris. The road to the final is always tough: you have to be 100%, otherwise you won’t make it. It’s a very tough sport.
Jannik Sinner said at the press conference
Sinner could meet Alexander Bublik in the quarterfinals and Andrey Rublev in the semifinals. In the final, he is projected to lock horns with Alexander Zverev or Daniil Medvedev (the latter finally ended his title drought by taking home the Almaty Open).
Jannik Sinner can still reclaim his No.1 ranking from Carlos Alcaraz
If Sinner wins, it will help him narrow the rankings gap between him and Alcaraz. At present, the World No.2 has 10,000 points. Sinner doesn’t have any points to defend as he skipped it last year. So after winning the tournament, he will have 10,500 points.
Alcaraz sits at the top with 11,340 points. After Sinner’s win, the six-time Grand Slam champion will have an 840-point lead. And this is why the Paris Masters is going to be an important tournament in terms of rankings for Sinner and Alcaraz. In short, the reigning Wimbledon champion will dethrone Alcaraz from the top if he wins the Vienna Open and Paris Masters.
Alcaraz will not be playing either the Swiss Indoors or the Vienna Open this week. He was last seen in action in an official event in the Japan Open final, which he won against Taylor Fritz. The 22-year-old then skipped the Shanghai Masters because of an injury he suffered during his debut match in Tokyo. Sinner played in Shanghai but withdrew from his third-round match due to cramps.
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