Jannik Sinner had a “booming” 2024 season when he won 2 Grand Slam championships at Australian Open and US Open and 3 Masters 1000 championships in Miami, Cincinnati and Shanghai. Most recently, the Italian tennis player defeated Medvedev, Djokovic and Alcaraz respectively to win the title of Six Kings Slam in Saudi Arabia with a reward of up to $ 6.5 million.
Fans waited for Jannik Sinner to continue to shine at Paris Masters 2024, the largest ATP Tour tournament at the end of the year. However, this 23 -year -old tennis player suddenly withdrew at the last minute on the reason of not guaranteed health.
“This is a very difficult notice,” Sinner said. “I will not play in Paris. We came here very early to prepare in the best way possible. After the first training session, I really did not feel well. I also talked to the doctor on Sunday, and knew I was infected with the virus.”
“Now, I feel better but my body is not ready to play and I still feel very, very weak. I am very disappointed to miss this tournament, because I want to check my level.”
Besides the fans who felt regret because the absence of Sinner also had people who suspected this player did not attend Paris Masters 2024 for another reason. The first is related to the doping scandal that Sinner is entangled earlier this year. Despite being exempted from punishment, Sinner is being held by the World Doping Prevention (Wada).
In addition, some people think that Sinner wants to rest after winning a huge bonus from Six Kings Slam. Without Sinner and Djokovic, Alcaraz became the No. 1 champion candidate at Paris Masters 2024.
