There is horrible news for the Italian fans since Jannik Sinner has also announced that he will not play the ATP 1000 in Rome following the retirement of Carlos Alcaraz. Jannik has also withdrawn from the recent tournament in Madrid because of a hip injury. Unfortunately, he has not recovered from this issue, and therefore he had to pull out of the Italian tournament. This was his message translated into English.
“It is not easy to write this message but after speaking again with the doctors and specialists about my hip problems I have to announce that unfortunately I will not be able to play in Rome. Obviously I’m very sad that I didn’t recover, it being one of my favorite tournaments ever. I couldn’t wait to come back and play at home in front of the Italian crowd . I will still come to Rome for a few days and stop by the Foro Italico.
Thank you for your messages of support which I appreciate very much! Now I will work with my team and doctors to be ready for Roland Garros. See you soon.”
Sinner in Madrid, ranking, and results in 2024
At the moment ranked no.2 (career-high), the Italian achieved an overall 28-2 record in 2024. Jannik is playing in Madrid where he conquered the world no.52 Lorenzo Sonego 6-0 6-3, the world no.72 Pavel Kotov 6-2 7-5
and the world no.17 Karen Khachanov 5-7 6-3 6-3.Sinner is scheduled to compete next in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 8th of May.
Carlos Alcaraz in 2024
Ranked no.3, the Spaniard played his last match on the 1st of May when he lost to world no.8 Andrey Rublev 4-6 6-3 6-2 in the quarter in Madrid (draw).
Presently, during this year the Spaniard has achieved an overall 18-5 record. This year, Carlos won 1 tournament in Indian Wells.
Alcaraz has scheduled to compete next in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 8th of May.
Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz fought against each other 9 times. The head to head is 5-4 for Alcaraz. The last time they locked horns, Carlos Alcaraz won 1-6 6-3 6-2 in the semifinal in Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open) on the 16th of March 2024.
In the video below you can watch the highlights.