November 26, 2021
Team Italy
Press Conference
L. SONEGO/R. Opelka
6-3, 7-6
Italy - 1
USA - 0
THE MODERATOR: Questions, please.
Q. It's been a while waiting for this debut to come. How was it out there? What do you make of your performance?
LORENZO SONEGO: Is for sure my best tennis game in my life because I play at home. I live 200 meters from here. This for me is amazing, amazing moment.
Yeah, I enjoyed every single moment in the court. Now it's Sinner time. We want to win the first match on Davis Cup.
Q. There's been so much expectation around the Italy team playing at home. How has that been to manage? How proud are you to have delivered a point?
LORENZO SONEGO: I without pressure because want only enjoy this moment because the captain choose me for this match. This is unbelievable. Is for sure my best emotional moment.
Yeah, really happy for that.
Q. Your best emotional moment, the greatest feeling you've had. When you volleyed the last point, the winner, at that particular moment what did you feel?
LORENZO SONEGO: Yeah, for sure the last point was amazing. To see the crowd around me was really nice. The atmosphere after the last point was incredible for me.
Q. When you were playing the match, and even before you went out on court, were you very nervous? What were your emotions during and before the match?
LORENZO SONEGO: I was relax because I have a big team with lot of friend. We are really together. We win and we lost together. This is nice. We are really good friend. This is nice because we play this competition with the team. If we are together, we are the best.
Q. I know you're from Torino. What does it mean to you that your home city is hosting of the ATP Finals, Davis Cup Finals, big part of this end of the 2021 season?
LORENZO SONEGO: It was a dream play in Turin this tournament because this my city. I love this city, this country. I like play for our team, for the Italy.
FastScripts Transcript by ASAP Sports
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