Paris – World tennis number one Jannik Sinner from Italy has announced that he will not participate in the Olympic Games in Paris due to angina. In his debut under five rings, this year’s Australian Open winner was supposed to be the highest seeded player in the tournament, which starts on Saturday. Twenty-four-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic from Serbia will be the number one in the tournament.
“It is with sadness that I have to inform you that unfortunately I will not be able to participate in the Paris Olympic Games,” the 22-year-old Sinner wrote today on the X social network. that I have angina. He strongly advised me not to play,” added the winner of four tournaments on the ATP Tour this year.
Sinner was originally supposed to arrive in the French capital on Tuesday, but due to illness accompanied by high fever, he postponed his trip until Thursday, when the tournament will be drawn. In addition to the singles, the native of Innichen was supposed to start in Paris also in the doubles alongside Lorenzo Musetti. In the singles spider, Sinner will be replaced by elite doubles player Andrea Vavassori, who is ranked 207th in the singles ranking.
“Losing the Olympics is a huge disappointment as it was one of the main goals of the season for me. I couldn’t wait to have the honor of representing my country at this important event. Good luck to all the Italian athletes who I will be cheering on from home. Forza Italia, ” said last year’s Davis Cup winner.
Sinner completed his last competitive match two weeks ago at Wimbledon, losing to Russian Daniil Medvedev in the quarterfinals. In Paris, it will be played at Roland Garros, where the Italian reached the semi-finals at the clay Grand Slam in June.
Before Sinner, silver medalist Markéta Vondroušová from Tokyo and world number seven Hubert Hurkacz from Poland had to withdraw from the Olympic tournament due to health reasons. Today, the 16th ranked tennis player Holger Rune from Denmark also announced his non-participation, as he has an injured wrist. World No. 3 Aryna Sabalenková from Belarus, Tunisian Uns Džábirová, British Emma Raducanu or American Ben Shelton will not be in Paris either.
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Source: www.ceskenoviny.cz
