World no. 1 Jannik Sinner will not compete at the Olympic Games in Paris due to illness. After a good week on the practice court, Jannik felt issues and took a couple of days off. Sinner visited the doctor, who advised him to skip Paris due to tonsillitis.
The world’s best player shared the news with his fans, highlighting how much he looked forward to representing Italy and chasing the Olympic Glory. Jannik will watch the action from Paris from his home, supporting the Italian athletes and hoping to see as many medals as possible.
Thus, Sinner joins Andrey Rublev among the most notable players who will not play in Paris. Jannik is spending his seventh week on the ATP throne, passing Thomas Muster, Marcelo Rios and Yevgeny Kafelnikov and moving closer to Juan Carlos Ferrero and John Newcombe.
The Italian will remain at the top in the following weeks, with no ATP points up for grabs for his main rivals in Paris.
Jannik Sinner withdrew from the Olympic Games in Paris.
Sinner has won 42 out of 46 matches in 2024, gathering a boost in the closing stages of 2023 and becoming the 29th world no.
1 after this year’s Roland Garros. Sinner lifted trophies in Melbourne, Rotterdam, Miami and Halle, right before Wimbledon. Jannik had to miss tournaments this spring during a hip issue before recovering ahead of Roland Garros.
The Italian reached the semi-final, leading versus Carlos Alkcaraz two times before falling in five sets. However, it was enough to take the ATP throne away from Novak Djokovic and write history as the first world no. 1 from Italy.
Jannik bounced back in Halle, conquering an ATP 500 title and lifting his first trophy as world no. 1. Sinner built a healthy lead over Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz at Wimbledon, staying at the top ahead of last year’s finalists.
Jannik lost the semi-final at the All England Club a year ago and could not repeat that, falling in the quarter-final to Daniil Medvedev 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 2-6, 6-3 in four hours.
Sinner did not feel well the night before the match, struggling to sleep and waking up dizzy and without energy. He gave everything against Medvedev, asking a medical timeout in the third set and receiving it outside the court.
The Italian wasted a set point in the third set and took charge in the fourth, forcing a decider but ending his campaign in the last eight despite a great effort. As was expected, Jannik missed an ATP 250 event in Bastad, training on clay for the Olympic Games but experiencing a setb ack that forced him to skip the action at Roland Garros.
