Jannik Sinner is in Turin, preparing to start his title defense against Felix Auger-Aliassime . He will end his season at the ATP Finals, unlike last year, as he played the Davis Cup Finals, helping Italy win the prestigious title for the second consecutive time.

The Davis Cup Finals will kick-start on November 18, and Sinner won’t be featuring as he wants to take an extra week off to start his pre-season early. His Davis Cup withdrawal invited a tremendous amount of criticism from the Italian tennis community. Amidst criticism, Sinner’s coach Darren Cahill revealed the difficult but calculated decision behind the withdrawal.

We have two weeks to recover, train him, and make him a better player. He, like Carlos, is playing and winning a lot: the easiest thing for us as a team would

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