A long winter beginsAcute ‘Sinneritis’: withdrawal symptoms whilst awaiting Jannik’s returnFive withdrawals and a season cut short: Sinner is focused on protecting his career, whilst fans must learn to do without the sleepless nights, the matches watched in secret over dinner, and the pride of Italian tennis, which fears a return to limbobyTonino Bettanini13 OCT 26
Il Foglio SportivoItaly can’t do without SinnerThe world’s number one comes to a halt and a frenzy of alarmism and suspicion ensuesbyLuca Roberto10 OCT 26
tennisJannik Sinner announces that his 2026 is over. The luxury of calmThe South Tyrolean champion has not played since the Wimbledon final. “My doctors and I have decided that I need a course of treatment for my knee,” he said in a video posted on his social media channels. By early November, he may no longer be world number one.byGiovanni Battistuzzi6 OCT 26
IL FOGLIO AIAfter Monte Carlo comes San MarinoSinner, Antonelli and the patriotism of tax returns: the quintessentially Italian obsession with the homes and bank balances of its champions 12 SEP 26
Il Foglio SportSinner out, Alcaraz in. Tennis gears up for the US OpenThe world number one is out with an injury; the Spaniard is back. The rivalry that has characterised the last three tennis seasons has only come to a head once this year, in the final at Monte CarlobyGiorgia Mecca30 AUG 26
