Jannik Sinner backs off and worries fans
The one scheduled for Tuesday afternoon was supposed to be the practice that would remove any doubt about Jannik Sinner’s condition ahead of the quarterfinals of the Wimbledon tournament, but at the last minute the staff of the current world No. 1 decided to cancel the booked session on Court 1 at Aorangi Park, thus raising concern among fans.
No official explanation has been given for the cancellation of the practice session, nor have any indications been leaked on the outcome of the MRI scan Sinner underwent on Tuesday morning to check the condition of the elbow that had caused him problems Monday night in the match against Grigor Dimitrov, which was interrupted by the Bulgarian’s withdrawal during the third set.
Janni Sinner’s staff decided to maintain the utmost confidentiality, aiming to avoid speculation about the South Tyrolean’s physical condition ahead of Wednesday afternoon’s scheduled quarterfinal against Ben Shelton, the No. 10 seed in the London slam and Lorenzo Sonego’s round of 16 executioner.
Janni Sinner, at Wimbledon, is playing his fifth tournament of the season, due to a schedule altered by the suspension agreed with Wada over the so-called “Clostebol” case. After his victory at the Australian Open and the forced break, he played in Rome and Roland Garros losing both times in the final to Carlos Alcaraz, in Halle getting tripped up by Alexander Bublik in the round of 16, and then in Wimbledon, where he reached at least the quarterfinals for the fourth year in a row.
