Tennis, where will Jannik Sinner play? Hypothesis Naples before Vienna, many “deadlines” in the standings – OA Sport
A complicated situation. Jannik Sinner yesterday announced his forfeit in the ATP of Florence. The South Tyrolean, forced to retire in the semi-final of the tournament in Sofia (Bulgaria) against Holger Rune, had to deal with the consequences of the ankle injury suffered during the third set of the match in question.
At this point, the ATP Finals goal is further and further awayas Jannik’s current position in the Race is 12th and points behind Felix Auger-Aliassime are not: the Canadian is seventh at an altitude of 2815, while the blue is at 2310. The North American is considered since Novak Djokovictoday, currently n.15 of this degree, it is very likely that he has won a Grand Slam (Wimbledon) and therefore can take advantage of the rule that tennis players in the top-20 of the Race who have obtained titles in the Majors.
Therefore, the climb is definitely complicated, considering that Cochlea-Aliassime And other (Hubert Hurkacz and Taylor Fritz in particular) They will have the opportunity to put hay on the farm. Also, Sinner has to contend with not a few deadlines according to the ATP ranking.
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Consider the 90 points of Indian Wells (17 October), the 250 of Antwerp (24 October), the 180 of Vienna (31 October), the 200 of the ATP Finals and the 10 of the Masters1000 of Paris-Bercy. In total there is talk of 730 points that could affect the ranking of the blue, 12 in the world.
Sinner, in fact, will have to look back and risk losing positions if he fails to minimize the impact of the deadlines mentioned. Jannik has a 90-point lead over Cochlea-Aliassime545 on Croatian Marino Cilic680 on the Spanish Pablo Carreno Busta come on Matteo Berretti.
At this point, the schedule may vary depending on the extent of the injury. It could be found directly at Vienna (24-30 October) or a Naples (17-23 October), the latter chosen to arrive at the Austrian tournament already run in from matches. All to precede the 1000 of Paris-Bercy scheduled from 31 October to 6 November. It will be a race against time, considering too the Davis Cup Finals from 23 to 27 November in Malaga (Spain).
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