Sinner to miss Davis Cup Finals as Italy names lineup

Jannik Sinner will not take part in this year’s Davis Cup Finals, Italy confirmed, removing the reigning champions’ top-ranked player from the Final 8 set for November 18 to 23 in Bologna. Italian captain Filippo Volandri said Sinner has not made himself available for the tournament and the team will instead contest the event with Lorenzo Musetti, Flavio Cobolli, Matteo Berrettini, Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori.

"The Davis Cup is, and will remain, always his home and I am sure that Jannik will soon be part of the team again," Volandri said. "In the meantime, I can count on a group ready to fight and give everything for the blue jersey." Sinner helped lead Italy to Davis Cup titles in 2023 and 2024 but, according to the national delegation, opted out of the 2025 Finals as he completes his individual season schedule.

Sinner has played only sparingly in recent weeks after withdrawing from the Shanghai Masters and will return to the ATP Tour in Vienna before competing at the Paris Masters and the season-ending ATP Finals in Turin. His absence from Bologna leaves Italy to defend its crown without its highest-profile player and shifts the makeup of the tournament’s Final 8.