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Top-Ranked Jannik Sinner Pulls Out of Paris Masters Citing a Virus

Italy's Jannik Sinner looks on during the awards ceremony after his final tennis match against Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in the "6 Kings Slam" exhibition tournament in Riyadh on October 19, 2024. (AFP)
Italy's Jannik Sinner looks on during the awards ceremony after his final tennis match against Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in the "6 Kings Slam" exhibition tournament in Riyadh on October 19, 2024. (AFP)
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Top-Ranked Jannik Sinner Pulls Out of Paris Masters Citing a Virus

Italy's Jannik Sinner looks on during the awards ceremony after his final tennis match against Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in the "6 Kings Slam" exhibition tournament in Riyadh on October 19, 2024. (AFP)
Italy's Jannik Sinner looks on during the awards ceremony after his final tennis match against Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in the "6 Kings Slam" exhibition tournament in Riyadh on October 19, 2024. (AFP)

Top-seeded Jannik Sinner has pulled out of the Paris Masters, citing a virus.

The Italian player, who is guaranteed to finish the year as No. 1, said in a message relayed by organizers that he is not able to play this week.

“I came very early here to prepare then I fell sick, I'm having a virus at the moment, which is going to pass the next two-three days, so bodywise I'm not ready to compete,” Sinner said.

Sinner is the second high-profile player to pull out of the final Masters 1000 event of the year following seven-time champion Novak Djokovic.

Sinner earlier this month beat Djokovic in straight sets to win the Shanghai Masters, giving the Italian his tour-leading seventh title of the season. Sinner became the first man to win more than six titles in a season since Andy Murray won nine in 2016.

The victory for Sinner came after he lost the final of the China Open in Beijing to Carlos Alcaraz and amid an ongoing doping case.

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Savinho in Tears While Being Carried Off on Stretcher to Add to Man City's Injury Crisis

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Savinho in Tears While Being Carried Off on Stretcher to Add to Man City's Injury Crisis

Soccer Football - Carabao Cup - Round of 16 - Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, Britain - October 30, 2024 Manchester City's Savinho reacts in a stretcher after sustaining an injury REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
Soccer Football - Carabao Cup - Round of 16 - Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, Britain - October 30, 2024 Manchester City's Savinho reacts in a stretcher after sustaining an injury REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

Manchester City winger Savinho was carried off on a stretcher during the 2-1 loss at Tottenham in the English League Cup on Wednesday, adding to the injury crisis enveloping the Premier League champions.
“Tomorrow we have two ’keepers and Erling Haaland for a training session, the rest we don’t have,” City manager Pep Guardiola said, according to The Associated Press.
Savinho was in tears and consoled by teammates as he was being carried off the field in the 63rd minute after hurting his right ankle following a driving run into the penalty area.
Guardiola said the Brazil winger will find out on Thursday the extent of the injury. City also lost Manuel Akanji in the warmup, with the center back having been a doubt coming into the game because of a knee issue.
Rodri, Kevin De Bruyne, Jack Grealish, Kyle Walker, Jeremy Doku and Oscar Bobb were already on the injury list, while Guardiola said Ruben Dias has been playing through a problem.
Rodri, who won the Ballon d'Or award Monday, has been ruled out for the season with an ACL injury, while Guardiola said De Bruyne, Grealish and Walker wouldn't be back until after the next international break.
Guardiola said the injury situation was the worst he has experienced in his time at the club since arriving in 2016.
“We are 13 players," he said. "We are in real difficulty but we have to make the effort. The guys who played, most finished with problems and we will see how they recover.
“I think when we are in trouble like we are — because in nine years, I've never in this situation had this many injuries for this many reasons — in these situations, the players make a step forward. They are more together than ever.”
City leads the Premier League by a point from Liverpool after nine games.
Tottenham also picked up two injuries — to Micky van de Ven and Timo Werner. Van de Ven was a hamstring issue, coach Ange Postecoglou said, while Werner's might just have been fatigue.