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Davis Cup: Filippo Volandri keeps his guard up and is candid about Jannik Sinner
The words of Filippo Volandri
With only a few days to go before the start of the group stage of the 2024 Davis Cup, Italy captain Filippo Volandri, speaking at the media day, was blunt about his feelings and the pressures his boys might have as defending champions. In addition, the former tennis player è also returned to the decision not to rely on Jannik Sinner, who will enjoy some rest after his extraordinary success at the US Open.
“Coming back here to Bologna as a world champion team è definitely a special feeling. It kind of passes you through the film of everything that è was the beginning of last year, forò what remains was 2023. Now we are ready to start again with new players and goals. The Davis Cup è particular and è full of surprises. Rankings do not count, so it will beè essential to face every match and every opponent with the same attention” began the Italian captain.
” Jannik has shown that he has very broad shoulders, few people really know what he has been through these months and we are very proud of what he is doing. There was the possibility of having both Sinner and Musetti here in Bologna, but we reasoned based on playing dates. Having them play three times in a few days after a Slam, two master 1000s and an Olympics could have been risky for them. Fortunately, we can rely on many players and that is why we decided to rest them” continued the former Italian tennis player regarding the decision not to call up the South Tyrolean and the Carrarese.
“It’s a privilege for me to be able to play this role and it’s even more of a privilege to be challenged by my guys, because there’re at least nine of them that I could play. If we didn't have this abundance we wouldn't have won Davis last year. Of course, I have not yet decided who will take the field: in these days of training, I want to gather as much information as possible to evaluate” added the Livorno native.
“The’Netherlands è the most well-known and compact team, they have important rankings. There are new teams like Brazil: if they play; Fonseca we will see one of the next stars of the circuit, very dangerous and with a bright future. They are all teams with great doubles, but the great doubles we also have“ concluded Filippo Volandri about Italy’s opponents in the round.
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The bronze medal at the Olympics and the semifinals at Wimbledon have charged her up
This is it. Italy è is ready to start on the road to another possible dream, which is to win the Davis Cup again. The first obstacle è represented by the hostile Argentina (absolutely not to be underestimated). The Azzurri are betting, of course, on world No. 1 Sinner but there’è great confidence also in Musetti who arrived in Malaga in great form.
The blue number 2 è has been the protagonist of a heavenly season. The bronze at the Olympics and the semifinals at Wimbledon have charged him up. Now he è ready to be an absolute protagonist in the Davis Cup: “I arrive with a different maturity at all levels”, his clear words to Gazzetta dello Sport.
“I’m ready to take more responsibility and have a more central, more important part than 12 months ago. There will be a lot of excitement, a lot of adrenaline, and I have a lot of desire to experience the competition”, the commentary of Musetti himself, who arrived in Malaga in excellent physical condition, having had some time to rest after Paris-Bercy.
Clearly, with such a motivated Musetti, è much can be expected from Italy. Sinner è an absolute guarantee but, to make it all the way, the help of all the members of the blue team led by captain Volandri is needed. There’s a strong desire to accomplish another feat and return to celebrate, all together.
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Well Golden State, black crisis for Philadelphia
So many contests in the NBA night. With its back against the wall, Milwaukee finds the strength to fight back and take home a crucial victory in the match with Chicago (122-106 the final). Race dominated by Antetokounmpo who finished with an impressive 41 points on the scoreboard, including 25 in a surreal third period, with also eight assists and nine rebounds.
Thanks to this success, the Bucks record rises to six wins and nine losses. After losing the unbeaten streak to Boston, Cleveland returned to success: 128-100 over New Orleans. Excellent performance by Jerome (29 points). The record of the Cavs è the best in the NBA with 16 wins and only one loss (suffered, precisely, against the Celtics).
Most delicate moment for Philadelphia, which continues to sink. The 76ers also surrendered in Memphis (117-111 the final), collecting their 12th defeat of the season (only two wins). A strong showing by Embiid (35 points and 11 rebounds) wasn’t enough to bring a smile back to the interior of a team in total crisis.
As for the other games, OKC folds Portland (109-99) while Houston gets rid of Indiana (130-113) rather easily. New York wins the challenge with Phoenix (138-122) while Golden State prevails against Atlanta: 120-97 the final for the Warriors with 23 points by Curry. Nice success, finally, of the LA Clippers against Orlando (104-93).
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Ferrari è currently second at -36 from McLaren
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The Las Vegas GP takes the stage. A new opportunity, for Ferrari, to try to get even closer to McLaren, currently leader in the constructors’ standings with 593 points, 36 more than the Cavallino. The circuit would seem to favor the Rossa, although Sainz points out an important detail.
“Ferrari competitive? Looking at the track I would say sì, Ferrari should be competitive or at least should be able to fight but when we see that tire temperatures rise, then I would say no”, the clear words of Sainz reported by Marca.
The Cavallino driver knows that in order to take home the Constructors’ World Championship title, he needs “help” from McLaren: “I think we are close. But at the same time, we also need McLaren to make some mistakes, becauseé, if they don’t make any mistakes from here to the end, in case we have to win all the time and we and they come second in every race, I think McLaren will probably still be able to keep the title”.
Sainz, in addition to trying to win another GP before ending his adventure with the Cavallino, wants to try to help the team win the constructors world championship: “I would like to win the championship for Ferrari this year. And sì, I think it would be a great way to end the season”.
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