World No 1 Sinner withdraws from Shanghai Masters as knee injury lingers | Tennis

Italy’s Jannik Sinner has not performed since Wimbledon win in July, lacking US Open and ongoing ATP 500 occasion in Beijing.

World quantity ‌one Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from subsequent ⁠week’s Shanghai ⁠Masters tennis match as he continues his restoration from a knee harm that has sidelined him since profitable ⁠the Wimbledon males’s singles title in July.

The Italian, 25, has not performed since his triumph on the All England ⁠Membership, lacking the North American hardcourt swing, together with the US Open, and the continuing ATP 500 occasion in Beijing.

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“Sadly, I received’t have the ability to play on the ‌Rolex Shanghai Masters this yr as I had hoped,” Sinner wrote on Instagram on Saturday.

“I all the time get pleasure from taking part in in entrance of the Shanghai followers and I’m very sorry that I received’t have the option to take action subsequent week.”

The Masters 1000 occasion runs from Wednesday to October 18 and encompasses a ⁠robust area, led by four-time champion Novak Djokovic together with Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev, Ben Shelton, Felix Auger-Aliassime and defending ⁠champion Valentin Vacherot.

Sinner received the Shanghai title in 2024, defeating Djokovic in ⁠the ultimate.

Sinner’s absence may enhance Zverev’s ⁠push to complete the season because the world primary. The German, who was the French Open and US Open champion this yr, has emerged as ‌the Italian’s closest challenger.

Zverev can transfer to the highest of the rankings for the primary time if he ‌wins ‌each the China Open in Beijing and the Shanghai Masters.