Italian flag slips from Jannik Sinner’s hands

Quotations down

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Downwardly, Jannik Sinner’s odds as flag bearer at the Olympics to be staged in 2028 in the United States, in Los Angeles.

A palmares worth a lot

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The South Tyrolean, who has never competed in the Five Circles event, had seen his name mentioned several times in connection with the prestigious task: he has been number 1 in world tennis (he is now second, but his level is always very high), he has won major tournaments, both solo and as a team.

A renunciation that hurts

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And it is precisely the waiver to participate in the upcoming Davis Cup, a decision that will significantly deplete the group at Filippo Volandri’s disposal, that may have put the word ‘end’ in key ‘pole position’ to the parade that will open the Los Angeles event. Where, by the way, Jannik is expected to go. Or at least one hopes…

A diplomatic captain, a former captain who goes down flat

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While Volandri avoided any controversy, although he cannot be happy, Nicola Pietrangeli did not spare himself in attacking the former world number 1: “It is a big slap in the face to the Italian sports world. I don&#8217t understand when he talks about difficult choice, he has to play tennis mica make a war,” he told Ansa by phone.

Jannik’s explanation

Intervened at Sky Sports microphones Jannik spoke about the choice to forgo the Davis Cup: “This year we decided so, me and my team. It is a difficult decision not to go to the Davis Cup, but in the other sense the goal after Turin is to start off on the right foot in Australia.”