Staff Reporter.
World number one Jannik Sinner will not defend his ATP 500 title from Rotterdam after withdrawing from the tournament on Monday.
Sinner, 23, defeated Germany’s Alexander Zverev 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 on Sunday to win his third Grand Slam title, following success last year in Melbourne and victory at the US Open in September.
“After consulting with my team we had to take the difficult decision to withdraw from the ABN AMRO Open,” said Sinner in a statement on the tournament’s website.
“My body needs time to rest after the long run in Australia. I have great memories from winning the title in front of amazing crowds at Rotterdam Ahoy last year and hope to be back there soon.”
Bulgarian world number 11 Grigor Dimitrov will also miss out on Rotterdam after he was forced to retire injured from the Australian Open.