Sinner skips Vienna

Jannik Sinner will not be defending the title she won last year.

Against a backdrop of incessant criticism of an overloaded ATP calendar, the world number 1 seems to have decided to preserve his body, even if this means giving up important tournaments.

So, although this forfeit also means a loss of 500 ranking points, Sinner shows, at the age of 23, that it's still possible not to play every week if you really want to.

Be that as it may, this is still a major blow for the ATP 500, which will be the scene of Dominic Thiem's farewell this year.