Ever since Jannik Sinner’s inner fire first lit up the tennis world, fans have loved him for his focus and that energy on the court. And maybe that same fire is exactly why he made the choice to skip the Davis Cup Finals in Bologna this November. Yep, he’s taking a break, and as soon as he announced it, the reaction was… intense. Headlines blared. Fans flooded social media. Even Italian tennis legends weighed in. “It wasn’t an easy decision, ” Sinner said. After a long season, he knows even a short rest or a focused week of training can make all the difference. Especially with the Australian Open coming up.

But some papers ran front-page stories making it sound like he’d committed a crime. Nicola Pietrangeli didn’t hold back either: “ It’s a huge slap in the face for Italian sport… The

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