Jannik Sinner's Withdrawal from the Madrid Masters 1000 and Its Impact on World No.1 Ranking

Jannik Sinner had to withdraw from the quarterfinals at the Madrid Masters 1000. The South Tyrolean had been suffering from hip pain for some time and after defeating the Russian Pavel Kotov and then in the round of 16 (where his participation was in doubt) the Russian Karen Khachanov, he decided to withdraw. How much can this withdrawal affect his chance to become world No.1? Sinner withdraws from the Madrid Masters 1000 due to a right hip injury: "I followed the doctors' advice." Thanks to his victory in Miami, Jannik Sinner came to the Madrid Masters 1000 as the world number two (8,860 points) with a gap from Novak Djokovic of 1,330 points. We remember that the 36-year-old Serb did not participate in the clay court circuit but despite this, unfortunately, Sinner was only able to collect 200 points, reducing the gap to 1,130 points. At the Italian Open, Sinner will have 8,770 points, because he will have to remove the 90 points for the round of 16 from last year, from the current 8,860. Djokovic currently with 9,990 points would start with 9,810 points, after eliminating the 180 points for the quarterfinals of the last season. In the case where Jannik Sinner should confirm his participation and win the tournament in Rome and Novak Djokovic should not participate, there could still not be an overtaking for a few points: 9,810 against 9,770. The eventual overtaking of Jannik Sinner over Novak Djokovic cannot occur in Rome with the presence of both still uncertain, but there is a remote possibility that all this can happen: in the case of a victory in the circuit where the Serb triumphed last year, the Roland Garros. The Roland Garros circuit offers 2,000 points. The figure, the highest for an ATP tournament, is allowing the class of 1987 to be at the top of the ranking. In the case where the Serb could not win the tournament, the South Tyrolean would have a great opportunity to score the points to become number one. Sinner, in 2023, was eliminated in the second round only setting aside 45 points, a condition that allows him only to do better while Novak Djokovic will have 2,000 points to defend.