By james art Sinner, who won the Australian Open and US Open titles this season, was replaced in the draw by France’s Arthur Cazzo.
The 23-year-old Italian said: “It’s a very difficult announcement. I will not play here in Paris.
It is not easy to make this announcement. My team and I arrived early to prepare as well as possible, but unfortunately I started to feel unwell during practice and visited the doctor on Sunday. It turned out I had a virus. I’m feeling better now, but I’m still not… pic.twitter.com/TjE1a3KZQu
— Jannik Siner (@janniksin) October 29, 2024
“We came here very early to prepare as best as possible. After the first training I really didn’t feel good. Today I feel a little better, but the body is not ready to compete and I still feel very, very weak.
“There’s no point in going out on the court and trying to compete for this tournament.”
Sinner has already secured the year-end number one ranking and hopes to be ready for the ATP Finals in Turin from November 10-17.
“The most important part is to recover and get back to 100 percent physically,” Sinner added.