Unable to walk and forced to retire: the worrying injury that forced Sinner to retire in Shanghai

Jannik Sinner could not continue in Shanghai Masters 1000. To the surprise of everyone and everyone, the world number two was forced to withdraw from his match against Tallon Griekspoor without being able to walk and left a worrying image for the future.

During the closing of the second set, which was in the hands of the Dutchman, the winner of four Grand Slam tournaments He began to suffer ailments in his right knee after a small sprain. Added to the prevailing humidity in the Chinese city, the Italian began to have a bad time.

Far from the situation improving, at the beginning of the third set, with a 2-1 lead for Sinner, he had to receive immediate medical assistance. The images shown from Shanghai were very worrying: a face of great pain and the impossibility of continuing walking.

Although he wanted to try for two games More like his body was, it did not resist the injury. Although there is still no official medical report, the right knee seems to be the affected one since the former world number one was treated there at all times and he himself touched the area repeatedly.

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