JUST IN: Jannik Sinner leaves Madrid in tears.
Jannik Sinner has pulled out of the Madrid Open ahead of his quarter-final contest against Felix Auger-Aliassime. The Italian had cast doubt over his participation following his last-16 victory, as he’s been struggling with a hip injury. He now has less than a month to recover for the French Open.
Sinner raised fears when he was seen taking painkillers and stretching out his hip during his match against Pavel Kotov on Monday night. He managed to recover in time to face Karen Khachanov a day later, coming from a set down to win 5-7 6-3 6-3.
But the world No. 2 explained that he still wasn’t in the clear after the match and cast doubts over whether he’d play his quarter-final on Thursday. And he has now officially withdrawn from the tournament, citing the hip injury.
Sinner said: “Very sad to have to withdraw from my next match here in Madrid. My hip has been bothering me this week and has slowly been getting more painful. Taking the advice from the doctors we decided it’s best to not play further and make it worse. I’ll be doing some more tests in the coming days and follow the advice from the specialists on recovery.”
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