Jannik Sinner withdraws from China Open as recovery from injury continues

The 25-year-old Italian has not played since capturing his 5th ​major rubric astatine Wimbledon successful July owed to a genu injury.

World fig 1 ‌Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from the China Open, saying ⁠that helium is ⁠not yet acceptable to vie arsenic helium continues to retrieve from the knee injury that besides forced him to miss the ⁠US Open.

The 25-year-old Italian has not played since capturing his 5th large rubric astatine Wimbledon successful July.

Sinner skipped the Canadian Open and withdrew from ⁠the Cincinnati Open, 2 cardinal hard-court tune-up events, earlier besides pulling retired of the US Open.

“I’m precise atrocious to denote that I won’t beryllium capable to play successful Beijing this year,” Sinner said connected societal media connected Friday.

“My genu is not ‌where I would similar it to be, and I’m not acceptable to vie yet, but I volition bash everything imaginable to beryllium backmost connected tribunal arsenic soon arsenic I can.

“What I miss the astir is, of course, the tournament, the fans and the atmosphere. I’ve had a large clip successful the past, including winning the rubric past year, and ⁠I’m precise disappointed that I cannot support it ⁠this year, but I’m precise blessed to travel backmost adjacent year.

“So I privation everyone a precise bully tournament, and I’ll spot you each precise soon connected tribunal again.”

Sinner defeated American Learner ⁠Tien successful consecutive sets successful the Beijing last past twelvemonth to triumph his 2nd China Open rubric aft ⁠his triumph successful 2023.

His withdrawal leaves Novak Djokovic ⁠as 1 of the header attractions astatine the ATP 500 event.

The 24-time Grand Slam champion volition instrumentality to the China Open aft an 11-year lack arsenic helium looks to rebuild ‌momentum pursuing a daze first-round exit astatine the US Open that saw him gaffe to satellite fig 12.

The 39-year-old Serb is returning to Beijing, wherever ‌he ‌boasts a cleanable grounds and a tournament-best six titles.

The men’s gully astatine the China Open runs from September 30 to October 6.