Sinner consults in Lyon for a knee injury: will he undergo surgery?

Will Jannik Sinner undergo knee surgery? The Italian tennis player is still struggling with the injury that has kept him off the court for over three months, his last match being the Wimbledon final last July, where he beat Alexander Zverev. Sinner withdrew first from the US Open and then from the ATP Beijing, and his participation in the Shanghai Masters is also considered doubtful. 

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Sinner recently flew to Lyon for a consultation with surgeon Bertrand Sonner-Cottet, considered a leading expert in this type of injury, who has also been consulted by some Juventus players in the past. The specialist may have been recommended by doctors at JMedical, a facility owned by the Juventus club and also chosen by Sinner. The Italian's visit to the French city was spoiled on social media, with some users posting selfies with the world number one. 

Confirmation arrived in the past few hours: surgery is also on the table. However, this option has been ruled out for now. The doctor reportedly advised Sinner to continue with conservative therapy. 

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Sinner, meanwhile, is training in Monte Carlo, increasing the intensity of his sessions day by day, and in the coming days a final decision will be made as to whether or not to depart for Shanghai, where the penultimate Masters 1000 of the season will be played from October 5th to 18th. At the moment, according to SkySport, the Italian seems intent on leaving for China, where he and his staff will evaluate the response of his knee and his physical condition. 

The goal remains to minimize any risk, but Sinner is considered clinically recovered from the extra-articular tendon inflammation that kept him off the court after winning the Wimbledon final last July. The withdrawal from New York and then Beijing was made precisely with the goal of minimizing any risk of a relapse, thus favoring a cautious and conservative approach. 

(Adnkronos)