World No 1 Sinner withdraws from Shanghai Masters as knee injury lingers
Italy’s Jannik Sinner has not played since Wimbledon win in July, missing US Open and ongoing ATP 500 event in Beijing.
World number one Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from next week’s Shanghai Masters tennis tournament as he continues his recovery from a knee injury that has sidelined him since winning the Wimbledon men’s singles title in July.
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“Unfortunately, I won’t be able to play at the Rolex Shanghai Masters this year as I had hoped,” Sinner wrote on Instagram on Saturday.
The Masters 1000 event runs from Wednesday to October 18 and features a strong field, led by four-time champion Novak Djokovic along with Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev, Ben Shelton, Felix Auger-Aliassime and defending champion Valentin Vacherot.
Sinner’s absence could boost Zverev’s push to finish the season as the world number one. The German, who was the French Open and US Open champion this year, has emerged as the Italian’s closest challenger.
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- Italy’s Jannik Sinner has not played since Wimbledon win in July, missing US Open and ongoing ATP 500 event in Beijing.
- World number one Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from next week’s Shanghai Masters tennis tournament as he continues his recovery from a knee injury that has sidelined him since winning the Wimbledon men’s singles title in July.
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- “Unfortunately, I won’t be able to play at the Rolex Shanghai Masters this year as I had hoped,” Sinner wrote on Instagram on Saturday.