Jannik Sinner has abandoned the Madrid Masters with much bitterness in himself. The world number two was forced to withdraw before playing the quarter-finals due to a hip problem occurred in the previous match. The recovery time for an inflammation like his, according to the doctors’ indications, is at least ten days. Very tight times for those like Sinner who intend to be protagonists at the Italian Internationals in Rome, which will be held from 7 to 19 May.
He intervened on the moment of the South Tyrolean champion Paolo Bertolucci to Sky’s microphones: “Inflammation, as far as I know, it is faced with rest. Of course, you can’t sit still for 8 days and then play on Friday. So, he will rest for three days, he will certainly undergo his own therapies and he will be in Rome on Sunday and then test on Monday. Afterwards it is a management of him, whether he has solved it or not. The worrying thing is that by playing the Italian Internationals there are great possibilities that the situation may worsenalso taking it to Roland Garros”.
Not only the prospect of being able to skip more important tournaments, but also the difficulties he would encounter playing with the big names in the draw, all of whom are in better shape than him: “Moreover, we saw it in Madrid. With that problem there, it means yield 80 or 85% because at least 15% is lost in the return. So, how can he win against his rivals when he finds himself in this state? Even at the cost of staying out of action for two weeks, I would advise him to return to play only if it is 100%also because we are talking about a young boy and therefore how many more times will he be able to play these tournaments?” said Bertolucci.
