Jannik Sinner to Miss the Rest of the Year Due to Knee Inflammation
The world No. 1 will undergo treatment for knee inflammation, and his team said the decision gives him time to recover before 2027.
- Top-Ranked Jannik Sinner announced today, Oct 6, he will not compete again in 2026 to focus on recovering from a knee injury sustained since his Wimbledon Tennis Championships victory in July.
- Sinner has not competed since his triumphant Wimbledon Tennis Championships campaign, with the injury preventing his participation in recent events including the Open.
- In a video message, Sinner explained he needs treatment for his knee, stating, "I also need to think about my long-term career so I will do everything possible to get back 100%."
- Sinner's team said in a statement that "Jannik Sinner will follow a course of treatment for inflammation in his knee" to allow necessary recovery time before 2027 preparations.
- The 2024 and 2025 Australian Open winner will now focus on recovery to reclaim his title in January, with full preparation beginning after treatment concludes.
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Insufficiently recovered from his inflammation in the right knee, the Italian announced on Tuesday that he will not resume the competition until 2027. German Alexander Zverev could replace him and take the lead in the ATP classification before the end of the year.
Jannik Sinner has announced his season-off. Alexander Zverev's injury speech allows him to jump to the top of the world rankings. At the end of the successful year, another milestone awaits the German.
World ranking leader, who hasn't played since July, will do a knee inflammation treatment. By the end of the year, he will fail the Shanghai and Paris Masters 1,000 and the ATP Finals.
The best tennis player in the world, Jannik Sinner (ATP-1), has announced that he will not appear again this season due to a knee injury.
World No 1 Jannik Sinner out for rest of the season
World No1 Jannik Sinner has confirmed he is out for the rest of the 2026 season with a knee injury.The Italian recently announced he would not play in China and has now called it time on this year's campaign.Taking to social media, Sinner said: "Me, together with the doctors, have decided that I need a course of treatment for my knee, which means that the 2026 season is officially over."The last couple of years gave me so many beautiful feelings…
Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner, the world number one in men's singles, has closed the season due to his injury
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