Big loss! Sinner will miss the Olympic tournament and he’s not the only big name that will be missing in Paris

This news came like a bolt from the blue. World No. 1 Jannik Sinner will not compete at the Olympics in Paris. Which other big names in world tennis will miss the Olympic tournament?

• Jannik Sinner will miss out on the Olympics
• Two other top tennis players will also be missing in Paris
• Jiri Lehecka cannot represent Czech colours

Sinner and his great year

This year started completely in his direction. Jannik Sinner triumphed for the first time in his career at a Grand Slam, when he captured the Australian Open.

He was literally unstoppable at the beginning of the year and crowned everything in June. After the French Open, he became the first Italian to top the ATP rankings in history.

Unfortunately, he will not be playing in the Olympic tournament in Paris. This news was announced by the Italian tennis player on Wednesday.

Angina is to blame and Sinner will focus on returning to optimal health in the coming days. The 22-year-old was scheduled to play in both singles and doubles at the Olympic tournament. Also in doubles he was supposed to be the number one seeded player of the whole event, quite unexpectedly .

Other missing players

Sinner, however, is not the only elite player who will be missing from the Olympic tournament. Two other tennis players from the top ten of the ATP ladder will not be fighting for precious metals in Paris.

Andrey Rublev had the opportunity to compete under the neutral flag. However, he decided not to participate. Hubert Hurkacz will not represent Poland. The seventh player in the world was injured at this year’s French Open and will miss the event held at the same venue under the Olympic rings.

Another red and white flag was to be represented by Holger Rune. However, due to a wrist injury, the promising Dane will not be in Paris.

Another Russian also had the opportunity to compete as a neutral athlete. However, like Rublev, Karen Khachanov did not prefer this option.

A noticeable loss for the Czech colours is the absence of Jiri Lehecka. He is still not fit after a back injury. The problem has been plaguing him since the semi-final in Madrid, which the 22-year-old did not finish. The Czech number one missed the French Open and Wimbledon this year.

Source: ATP, Lastwordonsports