Jannik Sinner is dealing with harsh criticism due to the fact that he will not be playing the Davis Cup Finals. The tournament is scheduled to start on November 18 in Bologna.

But Sinner, who helped Italy win the Davis Cup in the last two seasons by winning every match he played, wants to take an extra week off. The tennis calendar is long as it doesn’t end before November.

Sinner, after his off days, will start his pre-season preparation earlier, so that he goes to Australia well prepared. In the Grand Slam event Down Under, the 24-year-old will be aiming for a three-peat.

When he announced that he wouldn’t be representing Italy in the Davis Cup, he received harsh criticism from former player Nicola Pietrangeli , who indirectly accused him of playing tennis only for money. Former pl

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