Jannik Sinner plans late-December return at Saudi exhibition ahead of Australian Open

MILAN: Jannik Sinner plans to return from injury at an exhibition event at the end of December as part of his preparations for the Australian Open.

Sinner has not played since July when he beat Alexander Zverev in the Wimbledon final. He withdrew from the US Open because of a right knee injury.

Ongoing problems with the knee delayed the 25-year-old’s return and he announced last month his season was over.

Last week, Zverev took over the No. 1 ranking that Sinner held for 95 weeks.

“The aim is to go to Australia, the aim is also maybe to do a couple of tournaments first,” Sinner said at a sponsor event in Milan on Tuesday.