World number one Jannik Sinner will not defend his ATP 500 title in Rotterdam as the Italian's "body needs time to rest" after winning the Australian Open, tournament organisers announced Monday. "My body needs time to rest after the long run in Australia.

A little while ago, the news came that the world number 1 will not defend the title won in Rotterdam last year and will lose 500 points. In the last edition of the Dutch tournament, the Italian ace had played very brilliant tennis despite winning the AO and defeating an excellent version of Alex de Minaur in the final.

World number one Jannik Sinner withdraws from the ATP 500 tournament in Rotterdam to prioritize rest after his Australian Open victory. Sinner, last year's Rotterdam champion, decided with his team to allow his body to recuperate.