Jannik Sinner left Rome: his words and reasons

More bad news for Italian tennis. Jannik Sinner He won’t be at the Rome Masters 1000. Yes, the Italian Open.

The world number two sat out his Madrid Masters 1000 quarter-final against Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime (ranked 35th) and the seriousness went even further.

And this is what he announced on social networks:

It is not easy to write this message, but after talking again with doctors and specialists about problems with my hip, I have to inform you that, unfortunately, I will not be able to play in Rome.

Of course, I’m very sad that I didn’t recover, because this is one of my favorite tournaments. I couldn’t wait to come back and play at home in front of the Italian crowd.

I’ll still come to Rome for a few days and check out Foro Italico.

Thank you for your words of support, which I really appreciate! Now I will work with my team and doctors to prepare for Roland Garros.

See you soon.

Despite defeating Russia’s Karen Khachanov (17th seed) at the Arantxa Sanchez Stadium in the round of 16 in Madrid, Italian Jannik Sinner (2nd seed) was unable to put his hip discomfort behind him.

Roland Garros, another unknown for the Italian.

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