Jannik Sinner withdraws from Hamburg; Anett Kontaveit takes a wild card

"I slightly twisted my ankle when I fell during my quarterfinal and as a precaution, we decided it was the best to take some more time before my next event in Umag," said Sinner.

ByKamakshi Tandon

Published Jul 17, 2022

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Jannik Sinner, coming off a quarterfinal run at Wimbledon, has withdrawn from next week's clay-court event in Hamburg with an ankle injury.

But the tournament has a new top seed in the women's field, where Anett Kontaveit, ranked No. 2, has received a wildcard.

The 20-year-old Italian was up two sets against Novak Djokovic at the All England Club, but fell in five sets against the eventual champion.

"I slightly twisted my ankle when I fell during my quarterfinal and as a precaution, we decided it was the best to take some more time before my next event in Umag," said a statement from Sinner.

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Unfortunately, Jannik Sinner 🇮🇹 has to withdraw from the entry list of the 2022 𝗛𝗮𝗺𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗴 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 〽️ due to injury. We are wishing Jannik a speedy recovery! 🙏#hamburgopen pic.twitter.com/Jr2P6gGU5c
— Hamburg European Open 〽️ (@hamburgopen) July 14, 2022

The world No. 10 also got to the fourth round at the French Open, but had to retire with a knee injury against Andrey Rublev.