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Jannik Sinner flies to the quarter-finals ofATP Madrid and the board placed in front of him will meet Felix Auger-Aliassime, who surpassed the Norwegian Casper Ruud. The Italian tennis player beat the Russian Khachanov despite the problem in his right hip and managed to get the better of the pain but in the next few hours he will evaluate his condition also in view of the next matches.

Before the Spanish tournament, Sinner made a reminder of preparation also in view of Rome, Wimbledon and the Olympics: there are many events in the coming months and correct assessments must be made to avoid mistakes and choices that could compromise the physical integrity of the tennis player South Tyrolean. Madrid is important, but it is not the real objective.

Because Sinner doesn’t play in Madrid today while Alcaraz does

There has been a lot of talk about the Madrid ATP calendar and how it was composed, with the matches in the lower part of the draw starting the tournament and not those in the upper part as often happens. Behind this choice, according to some, lies the desire to make it easier for the home favourite, Carlos Alcaraz, who is recovering from the right forearm injury that kept him out of Monte Carlo and Barcelona, ​​compared to Sinner.

The Spaniard will play his quarter-finals against Rublev today while the Italian will be on stage tomorrow and if he passes he would be busy again on Friday for the semi-finals. So Alcaraz would have a few more hours of rest than Sinner.

The draw of the ATP in Madrid in the semi-final, if Sinner were to play and win against Auger-Aliassime, could propose a match with Medvedev and only in the final a possible match with Alcaraz.

How is Sinner: when will he decide whether to play the quarterfinals in Madrid

After the victory against the Russian Khachanov, Sinner himself spoke about his physical condition: “I played a lot of matches in 2024, it can happen that I have pain. I know it can happen in my mind, I chose to play at the last minute. It had already happened at the beginning of my career to overcome these situations, but I was almost 100% physically today I knew I had the day off after today, so I was more relieved. The day off can help me. I felt better, when I can play I was in difficulty, I raised the level and I’m happy 100%”.

In the press conference the South Tyrolean tennis player expressed himself as follows: “Tomorrow (today) I will decide if I will be able to play, I don’t know yet. I’m not afraid but I need to think about it carefully because then comes Rome, Paris, Wimbledon and after the Olympics. If the situation gets worse, I’ll think about it carefully. We’ll see how I feel tomorrow , I’m curious to see the response of the hip after being on the court for two hours against Khachanov.”