“It wasn’t an easy decision (to skip the Davis Cup) , but after Turin, the goal is to get off on the right foot in Australia,” said Jannik Sinner while explaining the reason for his absence from the Davis Cup. However, the 24-year-old’s actions haven’t matched his words. His choice to play an exhibition event for a lucrative $6 million in prize money in Riyadh invited flak from a veteran. He called Sinner out, claiming that his choice to skip Davis Cup was “a big slap in the face for Italian sport.” However, all hope is not lost as one voice has emerged in support of Sinner.

Italy’s Captain Filippo Volandri, who will lead the team’s campaign in Bologna next month, believes Sinner’s isn’t entirely unpredictable. In an interaction with Gazzetta , dated October 22, he revealed,

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