By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Sunday August 11, 2024
Saturday’s loss to Andrey Rublev in Montreal marked Jannik Sinner’s second loss on a tough courtroom, and fifth total, in 2024. Through the 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 defeat to the Russian, Sinner seemed out of kinds bodily.
He by no means noticed the coach however gave the impression to be battling the identical hip harm that pressured him to tug out of his dwelling match in Rome this spring. A number of occasions he was seen testing the hip space, and after many factors Sinner seemed fatigued, palms on knees, and head bowed, as if he was out of power.
Afterwards the World No.1 instructed reporters that he wanted extra time to get again into form after lacking a while as a result of tonsillitis. Sinner, who hadn’t performed since his quarterrfinal loss to Daniil Medvedev in Wimbledon, mentioned he merely wants time to get again into peak form.
Leaving Montreal. Outcomes don’t all the time go your manner. Some positives to take and I begin once more in Cincinnati subsequent week. Cheers @jackdraper0 . That was good enjoyable pic.twitter.com/B9qXEtJ0CQ
— Jannik Sinner (@janniksin) August 11, 2024
“It is all okay,” he mentioned when requested if his hip was an issie. “I believe these sort of issues are a bit extra psychological than bodily for positive.
“Even when I do know that my physique shouldn’t be as strained as I want to due to final week, however it was additionally mentally for positive.”
Sinner drops to 44-5 on the season. He says he has a whole lot of work to do with the intention to be at his peak for this yr’s US Open, which begins on August 26.
On the Cincinnati Open, which begins Monday, he’s the highest seed and slated to face both Tallon Griekspoor or a qualifier within the second spherical, after a bye.
He says he seemingly received’t be in good form in Ohio, both.
“Let’s hope to get again in form,” he mentioned. “Clearly now making miracles within the subsequent 5 days, it isn’t attainable, however being prepared for Cincinnati and one hundred pc I do not assume is feasible, however then for the US Open, for positive I need to be again, which can be the principle occasion for the U.S. swing, final Grand Slam of the yr. So I am aiming for that.”
