World number 1 Jannik Sinner will not compete in the Masters 1000 in Paris. The Italian suffers from an “intestinal virus” and is replaced by the Frenchman Arthur Cazaux, directly qualified for the second round.
Big sensation at the Accor Arena. World number 1 Jannik Sinner withdraws from the Rolex Paris Masters. “Suffering from an intestinal virus contracted before his arrival in Paris, Jannik Sinner, despite his desire to participate in the Rolex Paris Masters, is forced to withdraw,” said the organizers in a press release. The Italian is replaced by the Frenchman Arthur Cazaux, “lucky loser”. The 8th finalist of the Australian Open will face the American Ben Shelton or Corentin Moutet in the second round.
“He contracted a virus before arriving in Paris, Cédric Pioline, the tournament director, then clarified during a press briefing. He has gastro. We come out tired with a little weight loss. The time was too short to regain energy to be effective on the court. He comes here to win the tournament, not to play one or two matches. He spoke with me this morning. He is very disappointed. He arrived on Friday. He wanted to play well in this tournament where he has never played his best tennis yet. It was really important for him even if he is already qualified for Turin (the Masters at the end of the year, editor’s note) and is guaranteed to finish world number one at the end of the season. He did everything to be ready. But I was quite pessimistic. It’s the end of the season, these are things we cannot control unfortunately. »
Sinner is currently experiencing an upset history with the Masters 1000 in Paris, with an 8e final as best «perf» in three attempts. “The season was long, but I think we made good choices throughout the year to still be fresh and available at the end of the seasonassured the Transalpine at a press conference on Saturday. I was lucky also because I didn’t play a lot of tournaments. Each time, I went very far. It was a good thing for me.” After this missed meeting with Paris, the world number one will turn to the Turin Masters (November 10-17), then the Davis Cup (November 19-24).
