Number one, Jannik Sinner, is no longer part of the 2024 Paris Olympics, as he has tonsillitis. The Italian tennis player turned into viewed with the aid of many as a sturdy contender for the gold medal at the Parisian clay. It came after accomplishing his first foremost very last in January’s Australian Open and backing it up with a run to the French Open semi-finals.
Illness Post-Wimbledon
Sinner revealed that he started to feel ill during his quarter-final loss to Daniil Medvedev at Wimbledon in early July. He had a good week training on clay before this but fell unwell once he arrived in France.” “I rested for a few days, and when I visited the doctor, we found out about my tonsillitis,” Sinner said via social media” “He strongly advised me not to play.”
A Big Disappointment” It’s disappointing not being able to play the Olympics because it was one of my main goals of this season,” added Sinner, who will be replaced by world No. 97 Andrea Pellegrino in the singles draw at Roland Garros next week.
Draw Impact
With Sinner now out of both singles and doubles events, Novak Djokovic will be the top seed in women’s singles when the draw later today.
Other Tennis Withdrawals
Holger Rune (Denmark) – Wrist pain Marketa Vondrousova (Czech Republic) – Hand injury Hubert Hurkacz (Poland) – Unknown
Notable Absentees/Participants
Emma Raducanu (Great Britain), Ons Jabeur (Tunisia), Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus), Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, and Coco Gauff are all still expected to compete.
Paris Schedule Issues
The Olympics have come too soon after Wimbledon for some players who are nursing injuries or fatigue. The tournament finished 13 days ago, with the US Open starting three weeks after the Games.
Great British Hope
Andy Murray will play singles and doubles events as he nears the end of his career. Dan Evans, Jack Draper, and Cameron Norrie will play singles. Joe Salisbury is also in contention for a medal in men’s doubles alongside a to-be-confirmed partner. Katie Boulter is the British representative of women’s singles and will also play doubles with Heather Watson. Watson will pair up with Salisbury in mixed doubles.
