Jannik Sinner opens up on drastic weight loss after undergoing surgery
The five-time Grand Slam champion shared a new vlog in collaboration with Allianz, giving insight into his injury recovery process. While sitting with his team and doctors, Sinner was told: “He lost a lot of weight. A lot of muscle.”
Later in the video, the 25-year-old explained that he and his team decided to head back to Monaco, where he resides, and get back in the gym to build his muscles again. For now, Sinner has not been training on the tennis court.
It’s now been four months since Sinner played a match, and he is no longer competing week-in, week-out, so it’s understandable that he’s lost some weight while unable to train properly. But the world No. 2 also revealed another reason for his weight loss.
“All things considered, we are back in Monaco and we are working every day now, trying to build up muscle again. I had [my] tonsils removed some weeks ago and I lost a lot of weight,” he said.
“Maybe you can see off the face, it’s quite dry. So we did everything now, trying to get back even stronger than before, and hopefully this was the right decision.”
Sinner is now targeting a return at the Australian Open in January, and could potentially play a warm-up tournament, too. He’s also signed up for the Six Kings Slam, a three-day exhibition event taking place in Riyadh in late December.
“It makes it even more special because I miss it so much already now and I’m not close to get on court and play tennis, and when you feel again hopefully that I can go on court and practice for a week or so, and I feel okay, it’s getting good, getting better,” he explained.
“I think the feelings also going to kind of come back and have a good mindset again. And I think when I start off again in Australia in front of some fans, I think it’s beautiful.”
During a press conference in Italy earlier this week, Sinner outlined his planned comeback timeline. “My goal is to be in Australia, and I hope I can make it in time, maybe even play a tournament before then,” he said.
“Right now I have to respect the timelines and follow the medical protocols, without trying to speed up my recovery. have complete faith in the team treating me, and I’m working to be able to achieve that goal.
