World No.1 Jannik Sinner’s current situation is not ideal, but at least there’s hope.
According to Richard Crivelli of La Gazzetta dello Sport, Jannik Sinner has undergone “shockwave therapy” at JMedical in Turin to calm the inflamed area in his right knee before turning his full attention to making his way to the US Open. According to reports, Sinner’s knee issue is not structural, but inflammation due to overload and patellar tendon stress.
With therapy completed, according to Argentinian journalist Jose Moron, La Gazzetta dello Sport reported that Sinner carried out a closed-door training session today August 17th. A new check-up has reportedly been scheduled to see how his right knee has responded.
The reported plan is that Sinner, who loss to Carlos Alcaraz in last year’s US Open final, will leave for New York in the next few days, but only if the news from the check-up is positive.
Sinner’s mission will be difficult in New York if he does attend. No Open Era men’s player has won the US Open title after skipping all the hard court warmup tournaments in North America prior to the tournament. That’s since 1978 when the US Open commenced its hard court era.
Bjorn Borg came close in 1981, losing to John McEnroe in the final, as did Novak Djokovic in 2021, when he skipped Canada and Cincinnati after the Tokyo Olympics and reached the final.
Sinner, who turned 25 on August 16, could be joined by Carlos Alcaraz, who has been training and is apparently close to returning after missing five months with a wrist injury.
Alcaraz was photographed practicing with Holger Rune on Monday, another player that has longshot hopes of returning for injury in time for the Open.
All three will face significant challenges, entering a Grand Slam and the best-of-five format after long injury layoffs, if they do play.
Sinner and Alcaraz have combined to win 10 of the last 11 men’s singles Grand Slam titles, with Alexander Zverev the only man to come through this spring at Roland Garros.
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