Jannik Sinner: The Numbers Don’t Add Up—How Many Millions of Euros Did He Lose?
Jannik Sinner is paying a heavy price for pulling out of the Montreal Masters 1000, the Cincinnati Masters 1000, and the U.S. Open—and not just in the rankings, where Zverev, the champion in New York, is closing in relentlessly.
Had it not been for the knee injury that forced him to throw in the towel, the South Tyrolean would clearly have been the favorite in the American hard-court tournaments. Looking at the numbers, this means he missed out on approximately 4.74 million euros at the U.S. Open and nearly one million euros each in Canada and Ohio.
A quick calculation shows that this amounts to 6.73 million euros in lost earnings for a tennis player who has already surpassed 50 million euros in career prize money alone—excluding sponsorship deals.
Meanwhile, Jannik Sinner’s ever-evolving schedule continues to be the talk of the town. The South Tyrolean, who hasn’t played an official match since July 13—the day of his Wimbledon triumph—is preparing for his return to the court, which is expected to take place in a couple of weeks at the ATP 500 in Beijing.
Following that, the South Tyrolean is expected to remain in Asia for the Shanghai Masters 1000 and the now-classic—and extremely lucrative—“Six Kings Slam” in Saudi Arabia. If everything goes smoothly from a physical standpoint, Sinner’s season will then conclude in Europe with the ATP 500 in Vienna, the Masters 1000, and the ATP Finals in Turin, for which he has already qualified.
The only real question, as always, concerns the Davis Cup, scheduled for November 24–29 in Bologna. Sinner, after his controversial withdrawal last season, could return to wear the Italian national team jersey, but another absence cannot be ruled out, given that by that point his knee would once again be overloaded with hours of play.
