Turin, Nov. 11 (LaPresse) – “Today, I think Turin has the perfect scale to ensure the success of the event. The atmosphere surrounding the ATP Finals has changed. We came here because the mayor (Chiara Appendino, ed.) had a vision that went beyond all expectations; she saw much further ahead and more clearly than we did. The events and the success of this tournament have brought everyone involved on board, from major local companies to the media, the public and citizens”. This was said by FITP President Angelo Binaghi, speaking at the Social Football Summit currently taking place at Turin’s Allianz Stadium. “Will the tournament remain in Turin? Next year, yes. After that, we will see”, added Binaghi, who considers Carlos Alcaraz the favourite to win the tournament. “He will win the Finals and, I hope not, but he could also win the Davis Cup”, he added. “We are coming off three consecutive victories, the last one miraculous, achieved without our number one and number two players. But this year Spain looks very determined to me, while we have a crowded injury list”. According to the head of the Italian Tennis and Padel Federation, this year’s edition of the Finals will be “strange, because the world’s best player is missing, a player who should have been defending the title on home soil for the second time. However, this is a moment when passion for tennis among Italians is at an all-time high: there is a promising young player, Cobolli, and an established doubles partnership that will be playing together for the last time before going their separate ways, Bonelli-Vavassori”, Binaghi concluded. “The first edition was marked by Covid, then there was one without an Italian player, and with this one, we have seen it all”.
ATP Finals, Binaghi: “Turin is perfect for the tournament’s success, Alcaraz is the favourite”
Turin, Nov. 11 (LaPresse) – “Today, I think Turin has the perfect scale to ensure the success of the event. The atmosphere surrounding the ATP Finals has changed. We came here because the mayor (Chiara Appendino, ed.) had a vision that went beyond all expectations; she saw much further ahead and more clearly than we did. The events and the success of this tournament have brought everyone involved on board, from major local companies to the media, the public and citizens”. This was said by FITP President Angelo Binaghi, speaking at the Social Football Summit currently taking place at Turin’s Allianz Stadium. “Will the tournament remain in Turin? Next year, yes. After that, we will see”, added Binaghi, who considers Carlos Alcaraz the favourite to win the tournament. “He will win the Finals and, I hope not, but he could also win the Davis Cup”, he added. “We are coming off three consecutive victories, the last one miraculous, achieved without our number one and number two players. But this year Spain looks very determined to me, while we have a crowded injury list”. According to the head of the Italian Tennis and Padel Federation, this year’s edition of the Finals will be “strange, because the world’s best player is missing, a player who should have been defending the title on home soil for the second time. However, this is a moment when passion for tennis among Italians is at an all-time high: there is a promising young player, Cobolli, and an established doubles partnership that will be playing together for the last time before going their separate ways, Bonelli-Vavassori”, Binaghi concluded. “The first edition was marked by Covid, then there was one without an Italian player, and with this one, we have seen it all”.