Sad:Jannik Sinner, the No.1 ranked men’s tennis player, has withdrawn from the Paris Olympics due to tonsillitis,details…

“Missing the Games is a huge disappointment as it was one of my main goals for this season,” the world No. 1 wrote Wednesday.

The Paris Olympics will be without the top-ranked men’s tennis player.

On Wednesday, Jannik Sinner announced his withdrawal from the Games. The Australian Open champion revealed that tonsillitis has ruled him out from making his Olympic debut.

“After a good week of clay training, I started to feel unwell. I spent a couple of days resting and during a visit the doctor found tonsillitis and strongly advised me against playing,” Sinner wrote on social media in a translation.                     

“Missing the Games is a huge disappointment as it was one of my main goals for this season. I couldn’t wait to have the honor of representing my country in this very important event.

In addition to singles, Sinner had been seeded No. 1 in doubles alongside Lorenzo Musetti.

With the 22-year-old’s withdrawal, Novak Djokovic replaces Sinner as the top seed and Carlos Alcaraz moves up to No. 2. Daniil Medvedev, competing as a neutral athlete, jumps from No. 5 to No. 4, while top-ranked American Taylor Fritz is raised from No. 9 to No. 8.

Sinner last competed at Wimbledon, where he was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Medvedev.

OLYMPICS
Angelique Kerber: Olympics just as important as Grand Slam events
The three-time major champion and Rio 2016 silver medallist speaks to Vogue about the Games, motherhood and her return to tennis.

For Angelique Kerber, winning an Olympic medal is just as important as winning a Grand Slam title. The silver medallist from the Rio 2016 Games describes the chance to be at Paris 2024 as a “huge highlight” in a new interview published by Vogue Germany this week.

The Paris Olympics open on July 26, with the tennis competition getting underway a day later. Although the tournament takes place on the familiar clay courts of Roland Garros, Kerber expects the experience to be completely different, because of the special atmosphere associated with the Games.

Kerber had a mixed European clay-court season, winning three matches in Rome while losing her Roland Garros and Stuttgart openers.
Kerber had a mixed European clay-court season, winning three matches in Rome while losing her Roland Garros and Stuttgart openers

“You can only play a match at the Olympic Games once every four years. Representing your country becomes even more important,” she explained.

“It’s a different feeling when you’re wearing the outfit with the national eagle and the national colors. Being together in the Olympic Village. You don’t get that kind of atmosphere at a normal tournament—not even at the Grand Slams.”

Kerber will be competing at her first Games since the birth of her daughter in 2023 and she admits to Vogue that her mentality on the court has completely changed since

She says juggling motherhood and a sporting career requires not just a lot of organisation, but also courage, something she hopes her generation’s experience can help improve for younger players coming through.

“We are a generation in which more and more mothers are returning to competitive sport. I also think that’s extremely important. That you still have a job for yourself,” she tells the magazine.

“Of course, children always come first, but ultimately, if you are happy with yourself and do what you love—be it a job or a hobby—then you can give much more back to your child and the other people around you.