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Davis Cup Italy deprived of Sinner, Berrettini and Fognini

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2 years ago

September 7, 2023

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Davis Cup Italy deprived of Sinner, Berrettini and Fognini

(Rome) Italy will be without Jannik Sinner, Matteo Berrettini and Fabio Fognini for the group stage of the 2023 Davis Cup which will take place from September 12 to 17 in Bologna, captain Filippo Volandri announced on Thursday.

Sixth in the ATP rankings, Sinner, beaten Monday in the round of 16 of the United States Open by the German Alexander Zverev 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, announced on its networks social issues that he “didn’t have enough time to recuperate after the American tour.

Berrettini (36)^e) had been forced to retire on 2^e tour of the United States Open after injuring his right ankle.

“We wish Jannik a good rest, we know that the Davis Cup is close to his heart, he has shown it in the past,” explained Volandri.

“Matteo was once again unlucky, he was ready to play, we are waiting for him for our next matches,” he continued.

As for Fognini, now 146^e at the age of 36, it is a choice justified by his recent results and “the need to have players offering maximum guarantees”.

Italy, which will face defending champion Canada, Chile and Sweden, will be represented by Lorenzo Musetti (18^e), Lorenzo Sonego (39^e), Matteo Arnaldi (61^e), Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori, respectively 43^e and 41^e in the world doubles rankings.

In 2022, she reached the last four where she lost 2-1 to Canada.

Source: lapresse

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I am a sports journalist who has worked in print and online. I have authored articles for a sports website and have covered sports news for over 6 years.

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VIDEO. Turkish woman knocked down the 11th racket and helped the unconscious ball girl

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1 hour ago

January 18, 2026

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VIDEO. Turkish woman knocked down the 11th racket and helped the unconscious ball girl

Turkish tennis player Zeynep Sönmez (WTA 112) has made a strong start to the 2026 Australian Open.

Turkish woman beat the world’s “neutral” 11th racket in three sets in the first round Ekaterina Aleksandrova In 2 hours 37 minutes.

Australian Open 2026. 1/64 finals

Ekaterina Aleksandrova [11] – Zeynep Sönmez (Türkiye) [Q] – 5:7, 6:4, 4:6

In the third match, Sönmez lost a single break and came back with a score of 0:3.

Zeynep will compete in the main draw of the Australian Open for the second time in her career and advanced to the second round for the first time. Her next opponent will be either Anna Bondar or Elisabette Mandlik.

Sönmez achieved the highest scoring victory of his career. Zeynep became the first Turkish representative to win the Aus Open main draws.

During the match, one of the ball players fell ill due to the heat and lost consciousness. Realizing that something was wrong, Sönmez immediately came to the rescue and put the girl on the chair.

VIDEO. Zeynep Sönmez helped the girl who lost consciousness

With respect to Zeynep Sönmez, who went to the aid of the ball boy who fainted on the field ❤️ pic.twitter.com/iHnX2TDaZ7

— TNT Sports (@tntsports) January 18, 2026

Video review of Ekaterina Aleksandrova – Zeynep Sönmez match

Photo gallery of the match (Zeynep Sönmez)

Source: Sport UA

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I am a sports journalist who has worked in print and online. I have authored articles for a sports website and have covered sports news for over 6 years.

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VIDEO. How Alcaraz started the Aus Open and went up against Yannick. But not him

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January 18, 2026

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VIDEO. How Alcaraz started the Aus Open and went up against Yannick. But not him

spanish tennis player Carlos AlcarazThe team, ranked No. 1 in the world, is off to a strong start at the 2026 Australian Open.

Spaniards in the first round Adam Walton (Australia, ATP 79) 2 hours 8 minutes.

Australian Open 2026. 1/64 finals

Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) [1] – Adam Walton (Australia) – 6:3, 7:6 (7:2), 6:2

Alcaraz played their second head-to-head match against Walton. In 2025, Carlos defeated Adam in the 1/16 final of the competition in London.

Alcaraz got his first win in 2026. Carlos managed to reach the second round of the Australian Open for the fifth time in his career.

Alcaraz became the fourth player in the Open Era to win the opening match in each of the first 20 Grand Slam singles matches. Previously this was done by Arthur Ashe, Bjorn Borg and Rafael Nadal.

Carlitos’ next opponent will be Jannik Sinner’s namesake, Hanfmann. Sinner, on the other hand, is on the opposite side of the group, taking second place, and it is possible for them to meet Alcaraz only in the final. The Italian player will start the big tournament in Melbourne on January 20 with a fight against Hugo Gaston.

Video review of Carlos Alcaraz – Adam Walton match

Photo gallery of the match

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I am a sports journalist who has worked in print and online. I have authored articles for a sports website and have covered sports news for over 6 years.

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Australian Open Alcaraz wins in three sets in first round

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January 18, 2026

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Australian Open Alcaraz wins in three sets in first round

(Melbourne) World No.1 Carlos Alcaraz delivered a serious, if not perfect, match to advance to the second round of the Australian Open on Sunday, the only Grand Slam tournament missing from his record.

For his first official match since his separation in mid-December with his historic coach Juan Carlos Ferrero, the 22-year-old Spaniard won 6-3, 7-6 (7/2), 6-2 against the Australian Adam Walton (81^e).

Now coached only by Samuel Lopez, who joined his team at the end of 2024, Alcaraz started the game well, breaking his opponent at 4-3 in the first set before concluding the set on his serve.

But Walton responded at the start of the second set, breaking away at 3-1 before the boss of the ATP circuit pulled back to push the Australian to the tiebreaker, easily won 7/2 by the Spaniard.

In the third set, Alcaraz broke with a shutout at 3-2 to fly to victory, acquired after a little over two hours of match.

The next opponent for the world No.1 will be the German Yannick Hanfmann (102^e), who on Sunday disposed of the American Zachary Svajda (143^e), from the qualifications.

The Alcaraz-Walton duel was the last match of the first day at the Central, before the entry into contention scheduled for Monday of the ten-time Australian Open winner Novak Djokovic (4^e), the triple finalist in Melbourne Daniil Medvedev (12^e) and the winner of the 2014 edition Stan Wawrinka (139^e), invited by the organizers at the start of his last professional season.

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Nancy

I am a sports journalist who has worked in print and online. I have authored articles for a sports website and have covered sports news for over 6 years.