World number one sinner forced to withdraw from 2024 Paris Masters

Jannik Sinner will not be able to compete in the 2024 Paris Masters, having announced his withdrawal from the ATP Masters 1000 tournament.

The 23-year-old Italian has played a lot of matches this year, although he hasn’t played many tournaments. The reason for this is simple: he has done well in the vast majority of tournaments he has entered.

Fortunately for Sinner, his health also remained intact and he did not have to miss too many events. One of the tournaments he missed was the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

He was forced to withdraw from the Paris Olympics due to tonsillitis, and now he will not be able to compete at the last ATP Masters 1000 tournament of the season.

He currently leads second-ranked Carlos Alcaraz by more than 4,000 points, so his world No. 1 ranking on the ATP Tour will not be in jeopardy, but having to withdraw has certainly disappointed the top-ranked player.

He had a brutal draw in Paris and may have had to face Ben Shelton in the second round of the tournament, but he won’t have to worry about that anymore.

Sinner will now focus on his recovery after illness forced him to withdraw from the tournament. He was clearly disappointed when he announced the news.

“I am very disappointed to inform you that I will not be able to play here in this tournament. I came here very early to prepare. But I got sick, I now have a virus that will last a long time.” the next two or three days, so physically I’m not ready to compete.”

“I’m very, very, very sorry. But see you guys next year. And hopefully it will be a great year without me this year and then hopefully next year as well.”

In announcing his withdrawal, Sinner mentioned that he didn’t feel well after his first training session and that afterward he talked to a doctor to find out what was wrong with him.

“After the first training session I really felt unwell. You know, I talked to the doctor on Sunday, you know, it’s a virus that makes you feel better after three or four days.”

Although he was already feeling better when he announced his withdrawal, Sinner, being a professional, knew that he would not be able to compete at his highest level and therefore decided to withdraw.

“Today I feel a little better, but my body is not ready for competition and I still feel very, very weak. There is no point in going out on the court and trying to compete for this tournament.”

“Yes, very disappointed because, you know, this is a tournament where I would like to see where my level is. That was one of my main goals this week, but yeah, unfortunately I can’t do it.”

The Italian player was also asked if his withdrawal was related to the upcoming ATP Finals and Davis Cup Final. The ATP Finals take place in Turin, Italy from November 10-17, so it’s clear he’ll want to compete in front of the hosts.

Sinner admitted that while reaching the ATP Finals will be his main goal, his focus for now will be on proper recovery rather than planning his calendar.

“Yeah, I mean, right now, of course, the most important part is to recover and get back physically to 100%. You know, maybe in the next three or four days I’ll feel better and then I can start training again, and of course the main goal will be Turin, but, you know, now it’s much more important to see how I feel in the next few days, and then hopefully I’ll be ready for Turin.”

While Sinner’s withdrawal will certainly disappoint him and his fans, some fans in Paris may be happy to have home player Arthur Cazeau replace him in the draw as the lucky loser.