Following his semifinal exit at the Australian Open, Jannik Sinner has just one Grand Slam title defence left this year: Wimbledon.
Sinner clinched a maiden Wimbledon title last year after defeating his rival, Carlos Alcaraz, in the championship match.
The Italian earned revenge over the Spaniard, having squandered three match points against him in the Roland Garros final earlier that season.
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Ahead of his campaign at the All England Club this season, Sinner has made a big change to his schedule.
Jannik Sinner chooses to miss the Halle Open in 2026
In the previous three seasons, Sinner has opted not to play at Queen’s before Wimbledon, but rather at the Halle Open.
He won the grass-court ATP 500 tournament in 2024, before going on to reach the quarterfinals in South West London.
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Sinner was knocked out in the second round in Halle last year, but ultimately secured his first Wimbledon crown later that summer.
The 24-year-old was expected to return to Halle this year, but on Friday, the entry list for the 2026 edition of the Halle Open was revealed, and Sinner’s name was not on it.
Therefore, it is expected that Sinner will not play a grass-court tune-up event, and rather head straight to Wimbledon.
Jannik Sinner’s run at the Wimbledon championships in 2025
Sinner tore through his first three matches at the 2025 Wimbledon championships, having beaten Luca Nardi, Aleksandar Vukic and Pedro Martinez.
However, in round four, Sinner was on the verge of going out when faced with Grigor Dimitrov, who was up two sets in their clash.
Dimitrov was a set away from beating Sinner and reaching the quarterfinals, but suffered a pectoral injury at 2-2 in the third.
Sinner then won his quarterfinal and semifinal matches against Ben Shelton and Novak Djokovic respectively in straight sets to reach the final, where he met Alcaraz.
Alcaraz, who was bidding to three-peat at Wimbledon, won the opening set in their clash, but Sinner fought back to clinch the trophy.
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