Jannik Sinner is not alone: Casper Ruud and Carlos Alcaraz also defend him

Always more and more colleagues are taking a clear position.

Jannik Sinner è withdrew from the Paris-Bercy Masters 1000 after his victory over Mackenzie McDonald came at past 2 a.m., and his decision triggered a flood of comments divided between those who attacked him and those who strongly support him. And the latter list is increasingly being enriched by even prominent colleagues. Starting with Carlos Alcaraz.

Indeed, the latter decided to put a like to a very harsh post by Casper Ruud, one of the very first to take a stand in support of the blue. "Congratulations ATP, way to give a chance to one of the best tennis players in the world to recover. Sinner should have played only 14 1/2 hours after his match ended: è ridiculous", the Norwegian had written.

Already; Novak Djokovic had expressed solidarity with Sinner through his tennis association, the Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA). "Twenty-four extremely challenging hours led Jannik Sinner to withdraw from the Rolex Paris Masters tournament due to fatigue from the match held late at night,” the PTPA social profiles read. &It is more important than ever that players have one voice to deal with this kind of planning".