The Italian would've been playing in his first Olympic Games.
World men's No. 1 Jannik Sinner announced on Wednesday that he will miss the 2024 Paris Olympics because of an illness.
The Italian wrote an emotional post on social media, expressing how difficult of a decision it was to drop out of the Olympics. This would've been the 22-year-old's first Games. "I am saddened to inform you that unfortunately I will not be able to participate in the Paris Olympic Games," Sinner wrote. "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. Missing the Games is a huge disappointment as it was one of my main goals for this season.
With Sinner out of the draw, Serbian Novak Djokovic now is the highest ranked men's player competing in the Olympics. Djokovic has only won one Olympic medal in his career, and it came back in 2008 when he captured the bronze.Madison Williams is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated, where she specializes in tennis but covers a wide range of sports from a national perspective. Before joining SI in 2022, Williams worked at The Sporting News.
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