Sinner, Reassuring Test Results After Paris: No Pathology, Restart From Monte Carlo

Jannik Sinner sailed through the medical checks at the San Raffaele in Milan that had been scheduled after his health scare at Roland Garros: the examinations, spread over two days, revealed no pathology whatsoever, with every indicator coming back within the normal range. The message coming out of the world number one's entourage is clear: "Jannik is fine".

The question that needed answering concerned his collapse on 28 May against Juan Manuel Cerundolo, when the South Tyrolean, two sets to love up and leading 5-1 in the third, faded amid cramps, nausea and stifling heat, ending up losing 6-3, 6-2, 5-7, 1-6, 1-6. To understand the causes, his team arranged a full round of tests: blood work, general checks and a cardiological assessment, carried out between 8 and 9 June.

The outcome dispelled every fear. There were no warning signs or significant anomalies, and nothing that could call the rest of the season into question. Sinner will get going again with training in Monte Carlo, where he will begin his preparation ahead of the summer.

His decision to skip the two warm-up tournaments, Halle and Queen's, stands confirmed, a choice made in order to arrive in the best possible shape for the summer's one true objective. At Wimbledon, where he is defending the title he won twelve months ago, the Italian is aiming to become the first Italian to win the London Slam twice in a row. The Slam, for now, is not in doubt.