Tennis Controversy: Jannik Sinner’s Withdrawal Sparks Debate on ATP Schedules and Player Rest

2023-11-02 18:53:00
Tennis – ATP 500 – Vienna Open – Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria – October 29, 2023 Italy’s Jannik Sinner celebrates winning the final once morest Russia’s Daniil Medvedev REUTERS/Lisa Leutner

Jannik Sinner withdrew before his third round match at the Paris Masters following finishing his previous match just following 2.30am. The world number 4 then decided that due to the little rest he had between one match and another, it was best not to continue participating and thus generated an unusual impact on the ATP circuit.

The night before, the Italian began his duel once morest the American Mackenzie McDonald following midnight and achieved a three-set victory in two hours and 16 minutes. Due to his victory, he had to be on the center court on Thursday as the fourth match on the calendar to face the Australian Alex de Minaur, seeded number 13, which left him regarding 14 hours between one match and another.

“I am sad to announce that I am withdrawing from today’s match here in Bercy. My match ended at almost 3am this morning, meaning I didn’t go to bed until a few hours later. I had less than 12 hours to rest and prepare for my next match. “I have to do what I think is best for my health and my body,” she wrote on social media to announce his decision. “I have a couple of very important weeks at home with the ATP Finals and then the Davis Cup, for which I will now prepare and concentrate. See you in Turin! ”He closed it.

The one who had complained was Darren Cahill, his coach, who on Instagram criticized “the lack of concern for the well-being of the players with the Paris programming.” He was joined by several of the best tennis players on the circuit, such as Casper Ruud, eighth seed: “Bravo for helping one of the best players in the world recover and be as prepared as possible when his previous match ended at 2:37 am this morning, 14.5 hours to recover…what a joke.” Stan Wawrinka also joined the criticism: “He’s crazy! The tournament doesn’t care and the ATP simply follows what the tournament wants. Always the same history”.

Without a doubt, this is a constant problem that tennis players must face, who often choose to remain silent on these types of issues. Now, Sinner seems to have uncovered the pot and provoked a wave of statements that reveal the general discomfort of several of the athletes who dominate the circuit and who, to score the greatest number of points, often ignore adequate rest.

As for the Paris Masters, Grigor Dimitrov opened Thursday’s action by advancing to the quarterfinals with an easy 6-2, 6-2 victory over Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan. The Bulgarian will face the Polish Hubert Hurkacz, world number 11, in the French capital, who beat the Argentine Francisco Cerundolo.

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