Jannik has announced that he is withdrawing from the Chinese tournament, his knee problems are not yet over and now it is difficult to hypothesize the date of his return
The news that no one expected came from the Milan Fashion Week shows: Jannik Sinner will not participate in the tournament Beijing where everyone was waiting for him to return to the field. The knee tendonitis that prevented him from participating in the US Open in New York has not yet healed and the world number one announced his withdrawal in a video on X where he explained: “I’m sad to tell you that I won’t be playing in the tournament this year, because my knee still isn’t as good as I would like and I’m not ready to compete yet. I will do everything I can to return as soon as possible, I miss playing and being with the fans. I’m sorry I couldn’t defend the title but I’ll be back next year. See you soon on the pitch“.
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It is now becoming difficult to hypothesize a date for Sinner’s return to the field: It is unlikely that he will make it though Shanghai, participation in the tournament is more likely Viennaa stone’s throw from home and of which he is the owner. Unless Jannik decides for a soft return to the golden sand of the Saudi desert in the rich exhibition Six Kings Slam. With Beijing there are now four tournaments missed (Canada, Cincinnati and US Open the others). The stop is now extended to 76 daysthe longest in Sinner’s career after the 85 due to the disqualification agreed with Wada for clostebol. Nothing is disclosed about the condition of his knee, on the other hand Sinner’s mood is good as demonstrated in the jokes exchanged in Milan with Anna Wintour and Aryna Sabalenka. But once the lights have gone out on Milan Fashion Week, tennis fans are interested in knowing when the number one in the world will return to the court. With yet another Sinner stop risks being overtaken by Zverev in the ATP rankings, it will happen if the German wins in Beijing and Shanghai. On October 19th Sasha could become number 1.
