Jannik Sinner Blames Himself After Cramps Due to Heat and Humidity Forced Him to Retire in Shanghai
Jannik Sinner has clinched three titles, including the Australian Open and Wimbledon, from seven finals.
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Jannik Sinner took two days off after cramps forced him to throw in the towel while he was clashing with Tallon Griekspoor in the third round of the Shanghai Masters, where he was playing as the defending champion. He is in Riyadh at present for the Six Kings Slam and feels mentally and physically alright.
The Italian is the defending champion in the Riyadh exhibition and will kick-start his title defense against Stefanos Tsitsipas in the quarterfinals on October 15. A win over the Greek ace will pit him against Novak Djokovic in the semifinals, and he could also meet Carlos Alcaraz in the final if the latter goes past the winner of the Alexander Zverev versus Taylor Fritz match in the semifinals.
This season, twice Sinner gave up due to fitness problems. He somehow beat Holger Rune in the Australian Open fourth round despite struggling greatly due to an illness that also saw him take an 11-minute medical timeout.
But to the disappointment of the fans in Cincinnati, the 24-year-old handed the walkover to Alcaraz in the final, before doing the same, this time, to Griekspoor in Shanghai. He was finding it tough to walk properly due to the severe cramps and limped off the court with the assistance of a physiotherapist.
The cramps in Shanghai? I think they were due to a mental factor. I talked with my team — from that point of view, I wasn’t perfect, but now everything’s fine. The mistake was mine: the heat and humidity got me down. You learn from these things — cramps can happen, and I was one of many to suffer from them.
Jannik Sinner said (via Cronache di Spogliatoio)
Last year in the Six Kings Slam, the four-time Grand Slam champion defeated Alcaraz and pocketed the $6 million prize money. If Alcaraz and Sinner face off in the final, it will be their sixth (although unofficial this time) meeting this year, following the Italian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, Cincinnati Masters, and the US Open.
Jannik Sinner confirms he will play at the Paris Masters
Following Riyadh, Jannik Sinner‘s next destination is Vienna as he is scheduled to play the ATP 500 tournament there. Sinner, who skipped the event last year, became the winner in 2023 by beating Daniil Medvedev. The World No.2 has confirmed that after Vienna, he will be playing the Paris Masters, which he skipped last year.
We are ready here and for the next tournaments – Vienna, Paris, Turin – and I hope to finish the year in the best possible way.
Jannik Sinner said (via ANSA)
Sinner made his debut at the Paris Masters in 2021 and produced his best when he reached the third round in 2023. The indoor hardcourt event, also the final Masters 1000 of the season, is scheduled to start on October 27.
After Paris, Sinner will be in Turin for the ATP Finals. The year-end championships are the last official tournament where Sinner will play as the defending champion. He defeated Taylor Fritz last year.
Sinner, except for the Australian Open, failed to defend six titles. He skipped the Rotterdam Open, and his three-month doping ban forced him to skip the Miami Open. Then, eventual runner-up Alexander Bublik knocked him out in the second round of the Halle Open, following which Carlos Alcaraz beat him in Cincinnati and the US Open. Sinner then withdrew from the Shanghai Masters.
His US Open defeat and his Shanghai Masters withdrawal have made the task of reclaiming his No.1 ranking tough for Sinner. He lost the top spot after his US Open loss.
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