Jannik Sinner mortified: flop and injury cost dearly

Jannik Sinner loses throne in Sofia, Top Ten and likely Finals

It’s a black afternoon for Jannik Sinner, who ran into a new injury during the semifinals of the Atp 250 tournament in Sofia against Rune. The ankle knockout and loss to the Norwegian cost the South Tyrolean dearly, who loses the Sofia throne after two consecutive years, and the Top Ten of the Atp ranking, which sees him slip down to 12th place, behind Hurkacz and Fritz.

The Italian’s debacle, which certifies an unlucky season of ups and downs for the San Candido champion, is also likely to cost him dearly in the run-up to the Atp Finals in Turin: if injury forces him to miss the upcoming tournaments, his chances of reaching eighth place will be permanently extinguished. At the moment Sinner is 12th, 500 points away from Felix Auger-Aliassime’s seventh position, which is needed to qualify.