Sinner has been visiting Juventus’ medical facilities since last Friday. With his physiotherapist and his physical trainer, the Italian would work in the swimming pool and in the gym. And according to Gazetta dello Sport, new tests will be carried out this mid-week. These would have the objective of defining whether the native of San Candido is suitable to head to Paris to compete in the French Open. In addition to the state of health of the 22-year-old player, the question is whether the very short period of time between recovery and the start of a Grand Slam which is played in the best of three sets is not too short. All the player’s staff agree not to take any risk so as not to jeopardize the rest of the season but also the player’s career. The latter suffering from severe inflammation following trauma.
An absence at Porte d’Auteuil would offer him a longer period of rest and complete recovery before resuming the grass season with a first competition scheduled in Halle (June 17 to 23) as a prelude to Wimbledon (1 to 14 July). By skipping Roland-Garros, the 22-year-old would still perhaps be playing “who loses wins”. Indeed, at the end of the second Grand Slam of the season, he could take on the crown of world No. 1 without playing in Paris. For this, it is enough that Novak Djokovic, who must defend the 2000 points of his success in 2023, does not reach the final.
What is certain is that this Jannik Sinner saga is fueling all the conversations in Italy, a country where tennis has become extremely popular again thanks to the performances of its number one. Director of the Masters 1000 in Rome, Paolo Lorenzi is a privileged witness to this madness around the big redhead: “Everyone in Italy watches Sinner. A Sinner match is like a football match in Italy. When Sinner plays, you have the live score on all online news sites. I think Sinner can become more attractive than football at the moment. He is the most famous sportsman in Italy, like Alberto Tomba a few years ago, or Valentino Rossi.”
The favorites for Roland-Garros are in the fog.
2024-05-14 18:09:00
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