The President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, met in the afternoon at the Quirinale the Italian male tennis team that won the Davis Cup 2023. The President of the Italian National Olympic Committee, Giovanni Malagò, the President of the Italian Tennis and Padel Federation, Angelo Binaghi, Jannik Sinner and the other members of the Italian team: Lorenzo Musetti, Lorenzo Sonego, Matteo Arnaldi and Simone Bolelli led by captain Filippo Volandri intervened. The Minister for Sport and Youth, Andrea Abodi was present. At the end of the meeting, the Head of State greeted those present.
"The pride of being here is for a victory that is the result of sacrifice and teamwork". So Jannik Sinner, in his speech at the Quirinale where the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, receives the victorious Azzurri of Davis 2023. "It's a success for all Italians. The most important thing was not to win, but to understand each other as teammates, to be happy on the field and smile even when things are not going well".
"We did something important for this country", added Sinner. "In Bologna we suffered a bit - recalled the Azzurro, winner of the Australian Open '24 - I wasn't there, then in Malaga I made my contribution as Matteo Berrettini had done. Now there are the Olympics, a very important appointment: we will try to give our all, everyone".
Mattarella said: "A special greeting to all of you, protagonists of the Davis cup. Congratulations also to Berrettini, to captain Volandri, good at arousing that extraordinary team spirit, for the ability to transmit serenity and concentration".
The team, fresh from the success of Malaga, made its entrance to the Quirinale from the side entrance with a black van. In the front positions Volandri and Berrettini. Shortly after, from the main entrance, the president and the general secretary of the Coni, Giovanni Malagò and Carlo Mornati also arrived.
Mattarella to Sinner: "Australian Open? Luckily I started watching from the fourth set"
"That Sunday I had a commitment and I started watching the final from the fourth set and this has benefited my mood...but I immediately had the certainty that he would have won". The President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, said joking about the final won in comeback (he had lost the first two sets) by Sinner in Melbourne. "I appreciate his simplicity but now - Mattarella added - everyone expects him to always win but it is right that there is no pressure because what is important is the commitment, the loyalty, the sporting sense and of this we are certain".
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