A virus: it was this, according to what Darren Cahill, the cause of the withdrawal of Jannik Sinner in the Cincinnati final.
The Australian coach of the number 1 of world tennis, in Espn, also added that he is confident that his pupil can already return tomorrow (Thursday 21 August) on the field: “We hope that he can hit a few balls, now he is better and we are confident”, the reassuring words of Cahill. But to the two days of rest announced by Cincinnati, Sinner could not want to give up. Forty -eight hours away from rackets and balls to recharge the batteries in view of the lens of this part of the season: the US Open. Jannik Sinner, after the shock withdrawal in the Cincinnati Masters 1000 final against the rival Carlos Alcaraz for a malaise, is in New York.
A tourist walk through the streets of Manhattan with the athletic trainer Ferrara and the sparring partner Nicolò Input has quickly made the tour of the social networks. The malaise seems overcome and now the 24 -year -old from Sesto Pusteria has a tight program in view of the US Open. Tomorrow in Flushing Meadows the draw of the last Slam Season where Sinner shows up as a reigning champion and number one in the ATP ranking even if now, after the withdrawal of Monday evening, Carlos Alcaraz sees the overtaking, is staged.
On Friday, for the South Tyrolean, an appointment with the sponsor MSC Cruises with Sinner is scheduled, who will receive the witness from Sophia Loren as Ambassador of the navigation multinational. Then, for Sinner there will only be tennis and the US Open. Considering that the first round is spread over three days, with Sinner who should probably take the field between Monday 25 and Tuesday 26 August. The draw of the scoreboard is scheduled for tomorrow from 18 Italian time. There will be five series heads among the Azzurri, (Sinner, Musetti, Cobolli and Darderi for the men’s and Paolini for the female) among the first 32 of the singular scoreboards. Sonego at this moment is instead the first player not included among the “favorites” of seeding. Directly in the scoreboard there will also be Arnaldi, Mattia Bellucci and Nardi for the men’s and bronzetti and cocciaretto in the female.
Apart from Sinner’s rest, many of the Italian tennis players are preparing the New York Slam with the Wiston Salem tournament: the day ended with the two victories of Luciano Darderi and Lorenzo Sonego, who go to the octaves, and the two defeats by Matteo Arnaldi and Matteo Bellucci Darderi, series head number 3, beat the American for 7-6 6- McKenzie McDonald in 2 hours and 31 minutes and now awaits the Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic (45) in a challenge that is worth a place for the quarter -finals. Sonego, on the other hand, exceeded 6-7 7-6 the American Wild Card Stefan Dostanic (412) in 2 hours and 53 minutes and now awaits the Spaniard Jaume Munar, who passed Bellucci 6-3 6-1. Outside Arnaldi, series head number 6, exceeded 6-3 6-3 by the Dutchman Botic Van de Zandschulp. Meanwhile, the qualifications continue and even today a lot of Italy on the field but also a lot of rain: Cinà and his companions started late and then saw the meetings suspend. Tonight, the mixed double Sara Errani-Andrea Vavassori goes hunting for the final against the American Danielle Collins and Christian Harrison.
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