Sinner ‘gives Buca’ to Mattarella, today the Italtennis at the Quirinale

Jannik Sinner absent today at the Quirinale. The President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, is preparing to receive the Italian national and male tennis national teams winning the Bjk Cup and the Davis Cup. The appointment is this morning at 10.30 at the Quirinale. Sinner, back from triumph to the Australian Openthere will be no: it gives forfait for the need to observe a period of absolute rest.

However, no particular reactions do not leak from the hill for the absence of the recent Australia Open winner. Just a point of note, which in some way seems to confirm the understanding that the head of state He manifested in February last year against the South Tyrolean champion, in the aftermath of the first victory over the Australian fields and the blue success in the Davis Cup in November 2023.

Last year’s meeting

“I appreciate the simplicity, the sobriety that she expresses. And therefore – said the President of the Republic – a few words are enough to congratulate you. But what I would like to say is above all that many will expect now that she wins everywhere, in every Slam. What we can be sure is that she will always play at its best. But it is right that no pressure is not done, neither to her, no pressure“.

Sinner himself proved particularly grateful and respectful towards Mattarella: “Mr. President – said taking the word – for us it is an honor to be here, I also speak on behalf of the whole team. We prepared a small gift to thank you for all that Which is doing for us, “he added, giving the head of state a modern racket with a tricolor ribbon and the date of November 26, 2023, the day of success in the Davis Cup, with the ‘World Champions 2023’ incision on the frame, together with the name of the President.

“Incredible how much you want to learn the history of tennis, she knows her better than me … Today I learned many things from him, “Sinner then said, leaving the Quirinale.” It has incredible simplicity and humility. Personally – he added – he used very beautiful and simple words. And what I like “.

And to say that even on that occasion there had been controversy. The same evening of the victory in the Davis Cup, the hearing for the Azzurri at the Quirinale for December 21 was announced. Probably a short circuit, given that the day after the president of the Federation, Angelo Binaghi, he explained that it would not be possible to meet the president on that date.

“Now they all left, Among other things, we by the president and the premier is running, barefoothowever, frankly, nobody had said of December 21st, if they had warned us we would have told him that it would not have been possible. I do not know who for us gave this availability that we have never had and therefore for this reason, and for the complication of the competitive calendars of our sport, we asked Minister Abodi to take an active part because our boys, in their name And of the entire movement they may have this great joy and gratification from the two highest state authorities “.

The President of the Republic, they made it known from the hill, had expressed the desire to meet the athletes who won the Davis Cup to express the congratulations of the entire country and awaited them at the Quirinale on any day they chose. The hearing then took place in a very serene climate on February 1 of last year. Now the new meeting today, made known on the Agenda of the Quirinale from the first days of January, Also expected this time with curiosity to understand if everything will go smoothly again without diplomatic accidents.