The World No. 1 was diagnosed with tonsilitis
The most shocking news of the last few hours was surely the failure of Jannik Sinner at the Paris Olympics. The World number one has been forced to make this difficult and painful decision due to a tonsillitis, That has made him very weak in the last few days and forced him to postpone his departure for Paris.
The Italian ace had trained very well this week with the Japanese Kei Nishikori, But his condition has worsened since Monday and a major medical consultation convinced him not to take the risk. Jannik was undoubtedly one of the main favorites to win the gold medal in singles and doubles (where he would have had to play alongside his compatriot Lorenzo Musetti).
Sinner is playing the best season of his career, having won his first Slam at the Australian Open and the Masters 1000 in Miami (as well as the tournaments in Rotterdam and Halle). The Italian had said several times that the Olympics in Paris were one of his main seasonal goals, but for the second time in a row he will not be able to participate in this event.
Italian fans are angry
The Australian Open champion had also skipped the 2021 Tokyo Olympics for a schedule that caused much debate in his country. Italian fans are angry on social media, accusing Sinner of not sticking to the Italian flag.
Jannik Sinner will not take part in the Olympic Games in Paris. The World No.1 and star of Italian tennis has communicated it on social media, reporting that he has contracted a strong form of tonsillitis, The problem is often underestimated but it can lead to serious difficulties in the future.
“I’m extremely sad and disappointed. Competing at the Olympic Games was one of my main goals for this season,” Sinner explained in a statement. “I was really looking forward to being back at Roland Garros and playing for my country in this prestigious event. However, after seeing my doctors on Tuesday and waiting an extra day to give myself some more time to see if my condition would improve, things unfortunately got worse.
As I said this is upsetting for me and I hope to be able to play the Olympics in the future. I was looking forward to competing with my teammates and the rest of the Italian team, but for now that will have to wait,” Sinner said. “As advised by my medical team, I will now take some time to rest and recover to full health. I’d like to wish the whole team Italia the best for this important event and hope to be back stronger in the future.”
Many on social media have almost ironized about the Italian ace, criticizing the choice to give up the Olympics for a simple tonsillitis”. It’s not a small problem, Jannik must rest and recover in view of the upcoming tournaments, the Italian will start as defending champion in the tournament in Montreal and will be one of the favorites at the Us Open.
Sinner must rest
Yet the controversy is raining on the blue and Professor Pecorari explained to the microphones of La Gazzetta dello Sport how a tonsillitis badly cured can bring many problems: “An uncomplicated tonsillitis can pass within 5-6 days and is cured with anti-inflammatory but objectively the time is limited (on 27th July Jannik should have debuted), And above all, it is not excluded that he contracted a larger form. Some tonsillitis can be more complicated and recovery times can go beyond a dozen days.
In short, it is not easy and Jannik will have to work even in view of the tournament in Montreal whose presence is not so certain. Some former tennis players have supported it, others criticized as cryptic words of the former tennis player Nicola Pietrangeli: “That’s bad news, too bad. He was one of the favourites, he was ready and excited. He certainly got far. He had a good chance to play it all. But these Italians… go up and down, one day is fine, another time. See Matteo Berrettini for example”.
Jannik Sinner will use the next few days to recover and then train on the hard court in preparation for the August tournaments. The Italian will have to defend 1000 points in Canada, having won in Toronto last year. Jannik will also play the Cincinnati Masters 1000 (where he was eliminated in the second round last year) and the US Open at the end of August. Sinner’s place at the Paris Olympics was taken by Andrea Vavassori, who will play singles, doubles and mixed doubles.