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Jannik Sinner has been hailed as an inspiration for AC Milan after defeating Novak Djokovic and helping Italy win the Davis Cup. The world No 4 beat the Serb twice in one day to book his nation\u2019s spot in the final. He then won the rubber that secured Italy their first Davis Cup trophy in 47 years. AC Milan boss Stefano Pioli now wants to see his team draw on Sinner\u2019s achievements in their Champions League campaign.<\/p>\n
Sinner was the MVP for Italy during last week\u2019s Davis Cup. He kept his nation in the competition on two occasions after they lost the opening singles rubber in their quarter-final against the Netherlands and their semi-final against Serbia. The 22-year-old won all five of his matches during the contest – three in singles and two in doubles.<\/p>\n
The highlight came when he saved three match points to beat Djokovic in the second singles rubber against Serbia before partnering with Lorenzo Sonego to defeat the world No 1 and Miomir Kecmanovic in doubles. A day later, Sinner put on a masterclass as he beat Alex de Minaur 6-3 6-0 to clinch the victory for Italy after Matteo Arnaldi won the first singles match of the final.<\/p>\n
And the Italian\u2019s triumph is being seen as motivation for AC Milan as they prepare to face Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League group stage. \u201cWe have to have Sinner’s mentality and drive,\u201d Pioli said ahead of the game.<\/p>\n
Click here to join our WhatsApp community to be the first to receive breaking and exclusive tennis news.<\/strong><\/p>\n Just in <\/strong> Novak Djokovic ‘must be suspended’ following outrage over pre-match doping test[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s an inspirational figure due to his determination, his talent, his quality, his mentality and his desire to win every single point.\u201d As Sinner is an avid AC Milan supporter, Pioli is also hoping to see the 10-time title winner in the stadium when they take on Dortmund on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n He added: \u201cIf Jannik attends, we\u2019ll be happy. In the meantime, I\u2019d like to congratulate him, the Italy Davis Cup team and the captain, (Filippo) Volandri.\u201d Sinner\u2019s contribution to the Davis Cup team hasn\u2019t gone unnoticed by his own captain either.<\/p>\n Speaking after Italy won the trophy for the first time since 1976, Volandri said: \u201cJannik gave us a lot of things. We don’t have enough time to explain how many things he gave us, but all the guys here and the guys that are not here right now gave us a lot of things. That’s why we manage, that’s why we really won this trophy.\u201d<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/72\/590x\/secondary\/5088716.jpg?r=1701162063471\")
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