Sinner out of Olympic Games with tonsillitis

World number one and top seed, the Italian will not be playing in the Olympic tournament (July 27 – August 4). He was also scheduled to play doubles with Lorenzo Musetti.

Jannik Sinner (Antoine Couvercelle / Panoramic)

Carrie Dunn

July 24, 2024

The man due to be the top seed for the forthcoming Olympic Games, Jannik Sinner, has withdrawn from competition due to tonsillitis.

He wrote in Italian on social media: “After a good week of clay training I started to feel unwell. I spent a couple of days resting and during a visit the doctor found tonsillitis and strongly advised me against playing.

“Missing the Games is a huge disappointment as it was one of my main goals for this season. I couldn’t wait to have the honour of representing my country in this very important event.

Sono amareggiato di informarvi che purtroppo non potrò partecipare ai Giochi Olimpici di Parigi.

Dopo una buona settimana di allenamento sulla terra ho cominciato a non sentirmi bene. Ho trascorso un paio di giorni a riposo ed in visita il medico ha riscontrato una tonsillite e… pic.twitter.com/Qrx8TJLoMA
— Jannik Sinner (@janniksin) July 24, 2024

“Good luck to all the Italian athletes who I will support from home.”

Sinner had earlier suffered from illness during Wimbledon, which hampered him during his quarter-final match against Daniil Medvedev, and had just recovered from a hip injury in time to compete on the Roland-Garros clay.

World No 2 Novak Djokovic will now be the top seed when the draw is made on Thursday.