Jannik Sinner overcomes hip pain holds off Pavel Kotov to reach last 16 in Madrid Open 2024

Tennis star Jannik Sinner battled with his current hip injury and went on to defeat Pavel Kotov in round number three to make his way into round 16 of the Mutua Madrid Open 2024. Notably, the 22-year-old player stretched out his hip several times in the match, looked into discomfort, and went on to save a set point to avoid playing a decider game.

However, the star player has recently spoken up about his injury and accepted that he was struggling a little bit owing to his injury to the right hip. The 22-year-old reveals that he has a wonderful team that helped him get his body to perform well. In addition, the Italian-born player accepted that it was very difficult for him to win rounds 64 and 32 owing to injury.

"I have been struggling a little bit with my right hip. We're trying to find a solution and I don't think it's anything serious. Sometimes I feel it more like today and some days are a little bit better. I have a good team behind me and we'll try to get my body going for tomorrow and we'll decide tomorrow what's best for me and what's best for the body. I have played two matches now with the roof closed and the feeling with the ball was better than with the first match. It was still a very complicated match," Jannik Sinner said during his on-court interview.

Jannik Sinner is in the best form at the moment: Khachanov

Meanwhile, Sinner is set to play his next game against Khachanov, and his opponent has opened up about how he feels about facing Sinner in the next game.

“I had some pain last week so I didn’t play in Barcelona. But with every match I win I find confidence and rhythm. Jannik is in the best form at the moment and he’s only lost a couple of matches since late last year," Khachanov said.