Jannik Sinner withdraws from Antalya to delay season start

The ATP 250 Antalya Open will mark the new season's start together with Delray Beach in a couple of days, gathering four top-25 players at the new venue and surface.

Sinner finished the previous season as the youngest top-100 player and the only teenager in the exclusive group. The San Candido native who lives and trains in Monte Carlo made an incredible journey in the last couple of years, starting 2019 from outside the top-500 and finding himself in the top-40 at the end of 2020!

Jannik became one of the youngest players with three Challenger titles in 2019, cracking the top-100 in November and finishing on a high note after conquering the ATP Next Gen Finals at home in Milan. The youngster made a slow start of 2020, reaching the quarter-final in Rotterdam in February and waiting for September to show his best tennis at the Rome Masters.

Finding his A-game, Jannik won 15 of the season's final 19 matches, cracking the top-40 and proving himself as the youngster to beat. Jannik's first ATP title came in Sofia at the end of the season, followed the first Major quarter-final at Roland Garros.

Making his debut in Paris, Sinner defeated four rivals to set Rafael Nadal clash, becoming the first player born in 2001 with a Major quarter-final. Sinner challenged Nadal in the opening two sets before experiencing a 7-6, 6-4, 6-1 loss, gathering sympathies and recognition from many colleagues and trainers.