By Richard Pagliaro Friday, November 14, 2025
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Italy will compete for a third straight Davis Cup title without its two singles stars.
Lorenzo Musetti It was confirmed that he has withdrawn from next week’s Davis Cup quarter-finals in Bologna. Musetti, who lost to Carlos Alcaraz in the last match of the ATP Finals round-robin yesterday, moved to world No. 2 Jannik Sinner He has previously withdrawn from the Davis Cup competition.
Musetti said fatigue from playing long hours to qualify for the ATP finals in Turin – he played in Athens last Saturday and reached the final, losing to Novak Djokovic in a marathon – and that his long-term partner Veronica was pregnant and expecting the couple’s second child were the main reasons for withdrawing.
“Taking into account my physical condition and family situation, and with the consent of captain Filippo Vollandri, I have decided not to participate in the Davis Cup final in Bologna,” Musetti said. “Obviously there are a lot of regrets and disappointments about the way I played this tournament. If there was a better way, maybe I would try to play, despite family commitments.
“I know that after these months of fighting, especially the last few weeks, the physical fatigue is hard to shake off in one day.”
Wimbledon champion Sinner has led Italy to the Davis Cup title in each of the past two years.
The dates for next week’s quarterfinals of the 113th Davis Cup are as follows:
Quarterfinal 1 – France v Belgium
Tuesday 18 November – 16:00 (CET)
Quarterfinal 2 – Italy v Austria
Wednesday 19 November – 16:00 (CET)
Quarterfinal 3 – Spain v Czech Republic
Thursday, November 20 – 10:00 (CET)
Quarterfinal 4 – Argentina v Germany
Thursday 20 November – 17:00 (CET)
Semi-final 1 (QF1 vs QF2)
Friday 21 November – 16:00 (CET)
Semi-final 2 (QF3 vs QF4)
Saturday 22nd November – 12:00 (CET)
final
Sunday 23rd November – 15:00 (CET)
