{"id":154236,"date":"2025-09-19T11:26:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T11:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/154236\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T11:26:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T11:26:10","slug":"italian-tennis-president-says-if-he-thinks-jannik-sinner-and-carlos-alcaraz-will-play-at-the-davis-cup-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/154236\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian tennis president says if he thinks Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz will play at the Davis Cup Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Player participation at the Davis Cup has been a hotly contested topic over recent years\u2026<\/p>\n

Once considered the most important event in tennis after the Grand Slams, the Davis Cup<\/a> has lost some of its prestige over recent years.<\/p>\n

The controversial changes in 2019 certainly didn\u2019t help things, as removing the home and away ties, in favor of a one-week \u2018finals\u2019 event, made the tournament less attractive for some.<\/p>\n

\"APhoto by Oscar J. Barroso \/ AFP7 \/ Europa Press Sports via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Top players on the ATP Tour<\/a> often skip the Davis Cup, choosing instead to rest up ahead of the Australian Open in January.<\/p>\n

All eyes are now on the world number one and two, Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> and Jannik Sinner, who must now decide whether they would prefer to represent their country in Bologna at the upcoming Davis Cup Finals or to enjoy a longer off-season.<\/p>\n

Italian tennis president Angelo Binaghi has now shared his thoughts on their potential participation.<\/p>\n

Angelo Binaghi says it\u2019s \u2018too early\u2019 to know if Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner will play Davis Cup<\/p>\n

During a recent interview, Binaghi had this to say about Alcaraz and Sinner<\/a> at the 2025 Davis Cup Finals.<\/p>\n

Cos\u00ec Angelo Binaghi sulla partecipazione di Jannik Sinner alla Final 8 di Coppa Davis \ud83c\udf99\ufe0f<\/p>\n

“Credo che un problema della Spagna anche per quanto riguarda Alcaraz. Credo sia presto per poter sapere se riusciranno, come Jannik ha fatto negli ultimi due anni, a giocare in Coppa Davis.\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/93CDjRPnNJ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Giovanni Pelazzo (@giovannipelazzo) September 17, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n

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\u201cI believe it\u2019s also a problem for Spain regarding [Carlos] Alcaraz,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s too early to know if they will manage, as Jannik has done in the last two years, to play in the Davis Cup.\u201d<\/p>\n

Binaghi was keen to praise Sinner for his performances with the Italian national team over recent years.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has been the true leader of our team in the last two victories, and I believe he has already proven everything, among many things, showing his attachment to the blue jersey and the values it represents more than anyone else,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The same could be said about Sinner\u2019s teammate, Lorenzo Musetti<\/a>, as Binaghi shared what he will be talking to Italian captain Filippo Volandri about over the coming months.<\/p>\n

\"LorenzoPhoto by Clive Brunskill\/Getty Images for ITF<\/p>\n

\u201cThis also applies to [Lorenzo] Musetti, who I hope will have a very strong end to the season because we want to see him at the Finals,\u201d said Binaghi.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe, with [Fillipo] Volandri, are in close contact with the teams and support them so they can make the best decisions for their players and for our country.\u201d<\/p>\n

Binaghi would love to see Sinner play at the Davis Cup Finals, just as his Spanish counterpart would love to see Alcaraz\u2026 But how have the pair performed at the event throughout their careers?<\/p>\n

Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s Davis Cup records<\/p>\n

Sinner has played 19 total matches at the Davis Cup since making his debut at the event in 2021.<\/p>\n

YearMatches playedMatches wonMatches lostItaly performance202444 (Maximo Gonzalez\/Andres Molteni, Sebastian Baez, Alex de Minaur, Tallon Griekspoor)0Winner202355 (Tallon Griekspoor\/Wesley Koolhof, Tallon Griekspoor, Novak Djokovic\/Miomir Kecmanovic, Novak Djokovic, Alex de Minaur0Winner202253 (Filip Hornasky, Norbert Gombos, Francisco Cerundolo)2 (Igor Zelenay\/Filip Polasek, Mikael Ymer)Lost in SF202153 (John Isner, Daniel Galan, Marin Cilic)2 (Robert Farah\/Juan Sebastian Cabal, Nikola Mektic\/Mate Pavic)Lost in QFJannik Sinner at the Davis Cup<\/p>\n

Holding an impressive 15-4 record, Sinner hasn\u2019t lost a match at the Davis Cup in 1,096 days, when he fell to Sweden\u2019s Mikael Ymer in three sets.<\/p>\n

Alcaraz, on the other hand, hasn\u2019t played quite as often at the Davis Cup, contesting just eight matches during his career to date.<\/p>\n

YearMatches playedMatches wonMatches lostSpain performance202454 (Jakub Mensik\/Adam Pavlasek, Tomas Machac, Ugo Humbert, Tallon Griekspoor)1 (Wesley Koolhoff\/Botic van de Zandschulp)Lost in QF2023\u2013\u2013\u2013Lost in GS202232 (Marius Copil, Soonwoo Kwon)1 (Felix Auger-Aliassime)Lost in QF2021\u2013\u2013\u2013Lost in GSCarlos Alcaraz at the Davis Cup<\/p>\n

Despite often having one of the strongest teams in the competition, Spain haven\u2019t been able to add to their tally of six titles since their last triumph in 2019.<\/p>\n

Alcaraz skipped Spain duties in 2021 and 2023 and was absent from the team that defeated Denmark last weekend to qualify for the 2025 finals.<\/p>\n

While Italians can have no complaints over Sinner\u2019s commitment to the team, some Spaniards may start asking questions about Alcaraz should he decide against a trip to Bologna in November.<\/p>\n

Only time will tell if Alcaraz and Sinner decide to participate in this year\u2019s Davis Cup Finals, but it will certainly be worth looking out for.<\/p>\n

The 2025 Davis Cup Finals are scheduled to begin on Tuesday, November 18.<\/p>\n