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Italy’s Jannik Sinner says he is working with doctors to be ready for the French Open after announcing his withdrawal from this week’s Italian Open in Rome. <\/b><\/p>\n
The world number two won his first Grand Slam title at this year’s Australian Open and is one of the favourites for the Roland Garros tournament, which starts 26 May.<\/p>\n
Sinner, 22, followed January’s win in Melbourne with further titles in Rotterdam and Miami, but pulled out of the Madrid Open last week with a hip injury after reaching the quarter-finals. <\/p>\n
“It is not easy to write this message but after speaking again with the doctors and specialists about my hip problems I have to announce that unfortunately I will not be able to play in Rome,” he wrote on X, external<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n “Obviously I’m very sad that I didn’t recover, it being one of my favourite tournaments ever. I couldn’t wait to come back and play at home in front of the Italian crowd.”<\/p>\n The news comes a day after the withdrawal of Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> – the world number three – from the tournament. <\/p>\n Sinner, who has never been past the quarter-finals at the French Open, added: “Now I will work with my team and doctors to be ready for Roland Garros.” <\/p>\n<\/div>\n