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Martina Trevisan has defended Jannik Sinner’s decision to skip the Davis Cup Final 8 as the Italian WTA player suggests the four-time Grand Slam champion made a valid explanation.
While competing at the ATP 500 tournament in Vienna in late October, Sinner announced that his season would end after the ATP Finals. As the reason for withdrawing from the Davis Cup, the world No. 2 said that he needed that one extra week because he wanted to start his Australian Open preparation on “the right foot.”
Sinner faced major criticism and backlash in his country. Nicola Pietrangelli, one of the most iconic Italian tennis players who passed away this Monday, ripped the 24-year-old’s decision as “a big slap in the face to the Italian sports world.”
Lorenzo Musetti, the Italian male No. 2, also pulled out of the Davis Cup Final 8. Still, the Italian team led by Matteo Berrettini and Flavio Cobolli ended up winning the title.
Trevisan defends Sinner: People unfamiliar with this life can’t understand everything we deal with
“I don’t think it’s a mistake. There are many tournaments during the year and people who don’t know this life can’t understand everything we deal with. We’re lucky to live this life, but it’s not as shiny as it looks. There are many sacrifices and a lot to handle mentally. At the end of the year you must listen to your body and your mind and decide what’s better for you,” Trevisan told CLAY.
“For me, playing for Italy is always a privilege and a dream, but every player is different and timing matters. For example, Lorenzo Musetti—with his girlfriend Veronica, they are expecting a baby. That’s an incredible moment in private life; it happens once or twice in life, and it’s important to be present.”
In 2023, Sinner led Italy to their first Davis Cup title since 1976. He also played the biggest part in Italy successfully defending their title in 2024.
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Alexander Bublik offers cheeky response when asked how to beat Daniil Medvedev
Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik may have only one win against Daniil Medvedev but he is still pretty happy with his record against the 2021 US Open champion only because his win over the former world No. 1 came in “their most important match.”
Between 2016 and 2024, Bublik, 28, and 29-year-old Medvedev clashed six times. The Russian tennis star dominated in all of those meetings.
In June, Bublik set up a final against Medvedev in the ATP 500 tournament in Halle. In what was their first meeting on grass surface, the 11th-ranked Kazakh delivered and defeated the Russian 6-3 7-6 (4) for his first win over the former world No. 1.
During this past weekend, Bublik and Medvedev went to St. Petersburg for the Northern Palmyra Trophies – a mixed team exhibition event.
Russian publication caught up with the 28-year-old Kazakh and asked him what was the key to beating the 2021 US Open champion.
Bublik: I beat Medvedev in our most important match, and that’s enough for me
“I don’t know. I’ve only beaten him once. And, basically, that’s enough for me. Once is good. I won the most important match we ever played, so it’s perfectly normal. I don’t know why, but that’s just how things worked out on the grass in Halle. He had a tough match before that against Sasha Zverev, a three-setter,” the reigning Halle champion answered to Championat.
“I got through the quarterfinals fairly easily, and then I had a really tough match against Karen. But maybe I recovered a little better for the final, and at certain points he maybe didn’t play the way he usually does against me. So I’ve only beaten him once, and I don’t know how many more I’ll manage.”
Bublik’s first victory over the Russian coming in 2025 isn’t a coincidence since the 28-year-old enjoyed by far his career-best season this year and won four titles.
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