After the loss of the Spanish Carlos Alcaraz due to muscle edema in the right arm, Rome Masters 1,000 This Saturday he received another terrible news, surely the coldest bucket of water he could suffer when it comes to the absence of the great Italian idol, Jannik Sinner.
He current Australian Open champion and world No. 2 He retired this week from Mutua Madrid is open before his quarterfinal match against the Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime.
Sinner, 22 years old, is one of the sensations of the season, with three titles, 28 wins and only two defeats on court, against Alcaraz in Indian Wells and the greek Stefanos Tsitsipas in Monte Carlo, both times in a semi-final match. In addition to Australia, Jannik also won this year in Rotterdam and Miami for a total of 13 ATP titles.
As hip discomfort continued to plague him, Sinner also decided to forgo the Rome tournament in hopes of making a 100% recovery in Roland Garros (May 26-June 9), second grand slam of the year and the main goal of all tennis figures on the European tour on earth.
“It is not easy to write this message, but after talking again with doctors and specialists about my hip problems I have to announce that unfortunately I will not be able to play in Rome,” Sinner announced on his social media network.
“Obviously I’m very sad not to have recovered, with Rome being one of my favorite tournaments. I can’t wait to get back to play at home in front of the Italian crowd. I’m going to Rome in a few days and pass through Italic Forum. Thanks for the messages of support I really appreciate it. Now I will work with my team and my doctors to be ready for Roland Garros. See you soon,” added the Italian.
The demands of the clay court tour, with many important tournaments packed into a few weeks, were made clear again. Players come with burdens and discomforts and any extra effort comes with it.
In Madrid, without walking further, Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz and Daniel Medvedevthree of the main candidates who rose to fame at Roland Garros, came out worse than they started and now they are gathering doubts about their strategy in Paris.
Meanwhile, the old fox, the world No. 1, the Serbian Novak Djokovichas chosen to make efforts with one goal throughout the clay season: to get as far as possible to fight at Roland Garros for his 25th Grand Slam title.
Source: La Verdad
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