Jannik Sinner has just announced from his Instagram social page that he will not participate in the Italian Internationals in Rome. The number 2 in world tennis is still blocked by a hip injury.
Jannik Sinner has just announced on his Instagram social page that he will not participate in the Italian Internationals in Rome. The number 2 in world tennis was the most awaited at the Foro Italico. After the hip injury that forced him to withdraw in Madrid, the doctors deemed it appropriate to prevent the South Tyrolean from taking part in the tournament in the capital to avoid the risk of incurring other physical problems. Sinner has not yet fully recovered and for this reason, also in view of the other prestigious events, it was deemed necessary to sacrifice the home tournament in Italy.
Sinner’s long message: “It is not easy to write this message but after talking to doctors and specialists again about my hip problems I have to announce that unfortunately I won’t be able to play in Rome. Obviously I’m very sad that I didn’t recover, it being one of my favorite tournaments ever. I couldn’t wait to come back and play at home in front of the Italian crowd. I will still come to Rome for a few days and stop by the Foro Italico. Thank you for your messages of support which I appreciate very much! Now I will work with my team and doctors to be ready for Roland Garros. See you soon, come on.”
Sinner’s injury forced him to withdraw from the Madrid tournament and skip Rome
Sinner had withdrawn from the Madrid tournament shortly before the match against Auger-Aliassime valid for the quarter-finals. The cause of the forced stop was a hip problem best explored through some specific tests (including an MRI), and which requires physiotherapy work. All with the aim of avoiding further loads on the painful part. A problem that is not serious, but which occasionally arises in a more or less strong way. It is not a new injury, but what remains of a problem linked to work in the gym in recent weeks.
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“I don’t think it’s anything serious. But I can feel it – Sinner had said in Madrid shortly after the match against Kotov when – Sometimes I feel it more like today. Some days are better. We see”. Evidently the evaluations made with his staff were in-depth enough to make him decide that it was better to avoid the Rome Internationals. However, Sinner is certainly not the first big name to miss the tournament in the capital. In addition to the South Tyrolean, Carlos Alcaraz also withdrew due to arm discomfort and Medvedev is also at high risk due to an injury.
