2 weeks ago
Italy's Jannik Sinner says he is moving pinch doctors to beryllium fresh for nan French Open aft announcing his withdrawal from this week's Italian Open successful Rome.
The world number 2 won his first Grand Slam title astatine this year's Australian Open and is 1 of nan favourites for nan Roland Garros tournament, which starts 26 May.
Sinner, 22, followed January's triumph successful Melbourne pinch further titles successful Rotterdam and astatine Indian Wells, but pulled retired of nan Madrid Open past week pinch a hep wounded aft reaching nan quarter-finals.
"It is not easy to constitute this connection but aft speaking again pinch nan doctors and specialists astir my hep problems I person to denote that unluckily I will not beryllium capable to play successful Rome," he wrote connected X, external.
"Obviously I'm very sad that I didn't recover, it being 1 of my favourite tournaments ever. I couldn't hold to travel backmost and play astatine location successful beforehand of nan Italian crowd."
The news comes a time aft nan withdrawal of Spain's Carlos Alcaraz - nan world number 3 - from nan tournament.
Sinner, who has ne'er been past nan quarter-finals astatine nan French Open, added: "Now I will activity pinch my squad and doctors to beryllium fresh for Roland Garros."
