World No 1 Sinner to miss rest of 2026 season

World No 1 ‌Jannik Sinner will miss the rest of the 2026 season due to the knee injury that has kept him on the sidelines since winning Wimbledon.Speaking in a video message on social media, the Italian said: "Me, together with the doctors, have decided that I need a course of treatment for my knee, which means that the 2026 season is officially over. "The last couple of years gave me so many beautiful feelings and emotions, which this year is going to be way different, but I also need to think about my long-term career so I will do everything possible to get back 100 per cent. Latest Sky Sports deals or stream with no contract on NOWDownload Sky Sports app for analysis, news, video and moreTennis scores, schedule and results from around the world"I will thank you already in advance for your support and hope to see you very, very soon on court again. Ciao ciao!" Twitter This content is provided by Twitter, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enable Twitter cookies or to allow those cookies just once. You can change your settings at any time via the Privacy Options. Unfortunately we have been unable to verify if you have consented to Twitter cookies. To view this content you can use the button below to allow Twitter cookies for this session only. Sinner's team added in a statement: "On the advice ​of his ⁠medical team, Jannik ⁠Sinner will follow a course ‌of treatment for inflammation in his knee. "The decision has been made to have the treatment ⁠now to give ​Jannik the necessary ​time to recover ​before beginning preparations for ⁠2027. "As a result, Jannik will be ⁠unable to compete ​again during the 2026 ​season."Sinner to end season with six titlesSinner beat Alexander Zverev in the Wimbledon final in July to successfully defend his title and claim a fifth major trophy, after also winning the Australian Open in 2024 and 2025 and US Open in 2024.He picked up six trophies in 2026, preceding his Wimbledon success with victories in the ATP 1000 events at Indian Wells, Miami, Monte Carlo, Madrid and Rome, and won 44 of his 47 matches across the year.Sinner's only defeats came to Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open semi-finals, Jakub Mensik in the last eight in Doha and a shock loss to Juan Manuel Cerundolo in the second round of the French Open amid sapping conditions. Image: Sinner won Wimbledon back-to-back in 2025 and 2026 The 25-year-old - who has won his last 10 ATP finals - skipped the US Open and also pulled out of his China Open defence and then the upcoming Shanghai Masters.He will now miss the Paris Masters as well as the ATP Finals and Davis Cup Finals in his homeland.Sinner's premature end to the 2026 campaign means he could be dethroned as world No 1 before the year is over, with Zverev pushing for that ranking.Sinner is on 11,000 points with world No 2 Zverev - knocked out in the China Open quarter-finals by Djokovic at the weekend - on 9,720.Carlos Alcaraz, Ben Shelton and Daniil Medvedev complete the current top five.Stream tennis with no contract on NOW and the Sky Sports App.