Appetite comes with eating. And the president of the Italian Tennis and Padel Federation, Angelo Binaghi is not full at all. The great organizational success of the ATP Finals in Turin, with the final won by Jannik Sinner, and the historic victory of the Davis Cup in Malaga showcased the great progress of Italian tennis. Thus, yesterday, the sensational announcement: «We are ready to compete to bring the Davis Cup Finals in Milan from 2025as soon as
the ITF will open a tender” said Binaghi, after meeting the mayor of Milan, Giuseppe Sala: “We are convinced that we have what it takes to put forward a competitive proposal, with the commitment of everyone, public and private entities . Sala, with whom we have already started dealing, knows the seriousness of our commitment.” The meeting took place on the occasion
of the opening of the Davis trophy exhibition in the Tapestry Room of Palazzo Marino.
The mayor does not hide: «Our interest is enormous. It would be prestigious. I told Binaghi that if there is space I not only help him, but I am very happy. But it’s clear that we need to play games that we can take home. I believe he is working on it and reflecting on it. It’s clear that it would be a dream.” Compared to the structures that could host the races, Sala commented: «That is the least. If there is interest, they will do it.”
The night before, at the SuperTennis Awards, Binaghi showed himself to be very ambitious. His goal is to even undermine football as the first national sport, and he has placed an enormous responsibility on Sinner’s shoulders linked to the Slam victories (“We don’t want to always finish second behind Djokovic”) and the role of driving force behind the movement .
Binaghi also promised to extend the contract between Turin and the ATP Finals until 2025, but it is clear that for all these goals Italy will have many competitors. Starting with Saudi Arabia and the Gulf countries, which have no tennis tradition but can bring very heavy investments to the table.
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