Sinner: "It's a virus. I still feel very, very weak (video)"

Guillaume Nonque

le 29/10/2024 à 12h42

2 min to read

Paris-Bercy Sinner

Jannik Sinner has been forced to withdraw from the 2024 edition of the Rolex Paris Masters. He announced this late Tuesday morning that he was suffering from a virus, even though he was due to play his first match on Wednesday.

The world No. 1 explained that he was too weak to play in the coming days, and that his aim now was to be 100% ready for the ATP Finals, which begin on November 10 in Turin.

Jannik Sinner (see video below): "It's a very difficult announcement, obviously. I won't be playing here in Paris (this year). We came here very early to prepare in the best possible way.

After the first training session, I really wasn't feeling well. I also spoke to the doctor on Sunday. It's a virus that makes you feel better in three or four days.

Today, I'm already feeling a bit better, but the body isn't ready for competition. I still feel very, very weak. So there's no point in going out there and trying to compete in this tournament.

I'm very disappointed because it's a tournament where I'd have liked to see where my level is. It was one of my main objectives for this week. Unfortunately, I won't be able to do it.

The most important thing now is to recover and get back to 100% physically. Maybe in the next three or four days I'll feel better and be able to start training again.

Of course, the main objective will be Turin (ATP Finals, November 10-17). For now, it's much more important to see how I feel over the next few days. After that, I hope to be ready for Turin."