{"id":418028,"date":"2025-09-12T08:49:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T08:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/418028\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T08:49:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T08:49:19","slug":"jannik-sinner-said-to-have-been-injured-during-the-us-open-final-that-was-my-suspicion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/418028\/","title":{"rendered":"Jannik Sinner said to have been injured during the US Open final, ‘that was my suspicion’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Jannik Sinner couldn\u2019t find his best tennis in the 2025 US Open final.<\/strong><\/p>\n

After Sinner beat Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon final<\/a> earlier in the summer, many were expecting a repeat result at Flushing Meadows.<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t to be, however, as Alcaraz got his revenge, defeating Sinner<\/a> in four sets, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, to secure his sixth Grand Slam.<\/p>\n

\"CarlosPhoto by Clive Brunskill\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Something wasn\u2019t clicking for Sinner<\/a> on Arthur Ashe Stadium in the final, as he looked a step behind Alcaraz throughout the match.<\/p>\n

Providing a potential reason for Sinner\u2019s below-par performance, Nick Kyrgios\u2019<\/a> former coach has suggested the Italian may have been injured.<\/p>\n

Nick Kyrgios\u2019 former coach Simon Rea had a \u2018suspicion\u2019 that Jannik Sinner was injured<\/p>\n

During the latest episode of \u2018The Tennis\u2019 podcast, Kyrgios\u2019 former coach, Simon Rea, responded when asked if Sinner was \u2018carrying something\u2019 [an injury] in the US Open final.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt looked like that to me,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m in awe of him at his best, but it just looked like he was missing a gear or a level, so that was my suspicion watching it play out in real time.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was wondering if it was the stomach; it looked like it was really impeding the serve.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sinner\u2019s serve fell apart in the final, and was made to look even worse by Alcaraz\u2019s excellent performance on the other side of the net.<\/p>\n\nPlayer<\/strong><\/td>\nAces<\/strong><\/td>\nDouble faults<\/strong><\/td>\n1st Serve %<\/strong><\/td>\nWin % on 1st Serve<\/strong><\/td>\nWin % on 2nd Serve<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCarlos Alcaraz<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n61%<\/td>\n83%<\/td>\n57%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nJannik Sinner<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n48%<\/td>\n69%<\/td>\n52%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Serving stats from Carlos Alcaraz vs Jannik Sinner<\/p>\n

Australia\u2019s Billie Jean King Cup<\/a> captain, Nicole Pratt, agreed, as she reflected on the injury time-out Sinner took in the semifinals.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, in the semifinal, he had that injury timeout, and he\u2019d just lost the set, I was thinking, this is interesting,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen managed to get through, but for me, there was a question mark going into the final. I wonder if he\u2019s going to be at 100% fitness; there was something just off.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"JannikPhoto by KENA BETANCUR\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Pratt proceeded to explain how an injury can affect a player\u2019s mentality heading into a match.<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes players, when they carry something, it carries through in their mentality, I\u2019m just not sure he was as laser-focused and dialed in as he normally is when he\u2019s playing his best,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor him to lose a set 6-1\u2026 something\u2019s wrong.<\/p>\n

\u201cSinner was making unusual errors, like a regular forehand he\u2019s missed, not by much, but he\u2019s missed. And he doesn\u2019t normally do that.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Italian hadn\u2019t lost a set 6-1 since the Italian Open<\/a> in May [vs Tommy Paul], his first tournament back after a three-month suspension.<\/p>\n

Looking to bounce back, Sinner will make his return to ATP Tour<\/a> action in Beijing, China.<\/p>\n

Who will Jannik Sinner compete against at the China Open?<\/p>\n

Assuming he\u2019s fit to participate, Sinner will compete at the China Open later this month, a tournament he won back in 2023.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, he won\u2019t be joined by his rival, Alcaraz, in Beijing, as the Spaniard chose to play the event in Tokyo instead.<\/p>\n

Undoubtedly a favorite to reach the final, Sinner will be challenged by a number of top-ten players at the ATP 500 tournament.<\/p>\n

Top eight seeds for the 2025 China Open<\/p>\n