Overview
- Italy confirmed a Davis Cup Finals roster of Lorenzo Musetti, Flavio Cobolli, Matteo Berrettini, Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori, with Jannik Sinner absent by choice to rest after Turin.
- Sinner opened the Vienna ATP 500 with a 6-0, 6-2 win over Daniel Altmaier in 58 minutes, extending his indoor hard-court streak to 17 matches and setting up a meeting with Cobolli.
- He explained the decision as an extra week off to start training earlier for Melbourne, drawing public rebukes in Italy, while captain Filippo Volandri said a recall is theoretically possible but unlikely.
- Carlos Alcaraz, Sinner and Novak Djokovic are already qualified for the ATP Finals; Sinner trails Alcaraz by 2,540 points in the Race and needs a deep Vienna run to keep year-end No. 1 hopes alive.
- Novak Djokovic withdrew from next week’s Paris Masters, adding uncertainty to his end-of-season plans, while Casper Ruud’s Stockholm title modestly improved his outside bid for Turin.