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Tennis Player Jannik Sinner Drops Out of Olympics Due to Tonsillitis


Jannik Sinner, the top-ranked tennis player in the world, announced he was pulling out of the 2024 Summer Olympics after being diagnosed with tonsillitis

In a separate statement, Sinner revealed he met with doctors on Tuesday and took “an extra day to give myself some more time to see if my condition would improve.” In addition to competing in singles, Sinner was also scheduled to be on the top-seeded men’s doubles team alongside countryman Lorenzo Musetti, who made a run to the Wimbledon semifinals earlier this month. Jannik Sinner.Daniel Kopatsch/Getty ImagesSinner discussed his excitement about representing his country in the Summer Games after his quarterfinal loss to Daniil Medvedev at Wimbledon on July 9.

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