Following an injury at Wimbledon, Jannik Sinner’s aspirations at…
World No. 9 Jannik Sinner’s plans for Wimbledon were thrown off course on Friday when he had to quit due to injury while trailing Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik in the Halle Open quarterfinals.
Ahead of the July 3–16 grass-court Grand Slam at the All England Club, the 26-year-old opponent of the fourth-seeded Italian player, who was ranked 21 overall, withdrew in the second set.
Although Sinner’s injury was not immediately apparent, the organizers said that he had strained his adductor. The player did not respond right away either.
After winning the first set 7–5, Bublik led 2-0 in the second set when Sinner retired due to a right leg injury.
At the conclusion of the first set, the latter had requested a medical timeout. After seeing a physiotherapist, he continued to play but lost two more games before giving up.
Sinner has been sidelined with injuries lately, so it is unclear if he will be ready to play at Wimbledon.
After suffering an ankle injury in October of last year and injuring his knee against Andrey Rublev at the 2022 French Open, he was forced to retire. Due to illness, he was also unable to compete in Marseille in February and Barcelona in April.
Though he did make it to the Wimbledon quarterfinals last season, falling to eventual winner Novak Djokovic, grass is a surface that suits him well. However, with just over a week remaining, the odds are stacked against him to have a successful run in London.
