Overview
- Jannik Sinner will not play the Nov. 18–23 Davis Cup Finals in Bologna, where Italy enters as the defending champion.
- His camp points to a drive to reclaim ATP No. 1, prioritizing the Turin ATP Finals and the Australian Open with 2,500 points to defend, while Carlos Alcaraz holds a 1,300-point lead and sheds only 600.
- Recent cramping and a withdrawal in Shanghai were cited as reasons to protect recovery time before heavy off‑season preparation.
- Coverage in Italy shows a divided reaction, with some endorsing a professional scheduling choice and others calling it a missed opportunity on home soil.
- The decision mirrors a longstanding pattern of top players skipping Davis Cup at times, a trend that contributed to the ITF’s condensed finals format after absences by Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and occasionally Alcaraz.