A nagging hip concern prompted Jannik Sinner to drag out of Madrid.
The highest-seeded Sinner withdrew from the Mutua Madrid Open at present.
“Very unhappy to must withdraw from my subsequent match right here in Madrid,” Sinner posted on social media. “My hip has been bothering me this week and has slowly been getting extra painful.
“Taking the recommendation from the medical doctors we determined it’s finest to not play additional and make it worse.”
Very unhappy to must withdraw from my subsequent match right here in Madrid. My hip has been bothering me this week and has slowly been getting extra painful. Taking the recommendation from the medical doctors we determined it’s finest to not play additional and make it worse. pic.twitter.com/QJX9WVA4Np
— Jannik Sinner (@janniksin) May 1, 2024
Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from the Mutua Madrid Open with a right-hip damage. In consequence, he won’t take to the courtroom on Thursday to play his quarter-final match in opposition to Felix Auger-Aliassime.
Get properly quickly, @janniksin 😘 pic.twitter.com/iWFdtEgWrC
— #MMOPEN (@MutuaMadridOpen) May 1, 2024
Sinner’s departure sends Felix Auger-Aliassime into the Madrid semifinals.
The Australian Open champion’s withdrawal comes after Andrey Rublev dethroned two-time Madrid champion Carlos Alcaraz within the quarterfinals at present, snapping the second-seeded Spaniard’s 14-match Madrid profitable streak.
The seventh-seeded Rublev will play both Twelfth-seeded Taylor Fritz or Twenty first-seeded Francisco Cerundolo for a spot in Sunday’s remaining.