Olympics-Tennis-Sinner pulls out of Paris Games due to illness


FILE PHOTO: Jul 9, 2024; London, United Kingdom; Jannik Sinner (ITA) reacts after winning a point against Daniil Medvedev (not pictured) in a gentlemen's singles quarter-final match on day nine of The Championships Wimbledon 2024 at The All England Lawn Tennis Club. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo

PARIS (Reuters) -Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from the Paris Games due to tonsillitis, the world number one said on Wednesday, denting Italy's hopes of winning a first Olympic tennis medal since 1924.

Sinner won his first Grand Slam at the Australian Open earlier this year and reached the semi-finals of the French Open.

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