Filippo Volandri gives his opinion on the Davis Cup round.

Filippo Volandri comments on the draw

On the sidelines of the Davis Cup draw, during which Italy è was placed in Group A with the Netherlands, Belgium and Brazil, Italian captain Filippo Volandri made the point to the microphones of 'Supertennis', confirming encore ambitions after last November’s triumph obtained by Jannik Sinner and his teammates.

"Playing in Bologna will be an advantage,” Volandri explained.

The quality of the teams that make it to the round robin I think is the highest I can remember. We have the Netherlands who we beat in Malaga in the doubles playoff, and è perhaps the team most to fear in our round. But also watch out for Belgium and Brazil. I can't wait to be in Bologna".

"We will be ready when the time comes,” added the non-playing captain of the Azzurri team, trying to get off the hook on the round that will give the top two finishers access to the final stage. The next step must be to build a winning mentality, taking advantage of the wake of the great victory in November".

Italy, in 2023, had passed the group stage as runners-up along with Canada (simultaneously eliminating Chile and Sweden). In Malaga, in the final phase, the Azzurri defeated the Netherlands 2-1 in the quarters, Novak Djokovic's Serbia in an epic semifinal and Australia 2-0 with Jannik Sinner, victorious over Alex De Minaur, delivering the decisive point.