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The man due to be the top seed for the forthcoming Olympic Games, Jannik Sinner, has withdrawn from competition due to tonsillitis.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