Overview
- The Italian Tennis Federation said he will skip the Nov. 18–23 finals in Bologna for workload reasons.
- Sinner plans to end his season after the ATP Finals in Turin to prepare for the next season, according to German media reporting.
- Nicola Pietrangeli called the decision “a slap in the face for Italian sport” in remarks to the Ansa news agency.
- Adriano Panatta wrote that he would never have skipped the event and said teammates and the captain would once have demanded explanations.
- Commentary in Gazzetta dello Sport urged Sinner to reconsider, highlighting that the announcement followed his Six Kings Slam win in Saudi Arabia with a reported $6 million payout, and there has been no sign he will reverse course.