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

MILAN (AP) — 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.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 2 sources•1 min read•Updated November 10, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC
Key points
  • FILE PHOTO - Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner looks at the ball during his men's singles first-round match against Germany's Yannick Hanfmann at the Terra Wortmann Open tennis tournament.
  • “That (is the target) but we all know the situation what’s there at the moment, which is not the best, so this is not our decision as players, this is a more general decision," Sinner told The Associated Press.
  • Sinner, who has lost his world number one spot to Alexander Zverev, won the Melbourne title in 2024 and 2025 but was beaten by Novak Djokovic in this year's semi-final.

(is associated with: «Sinner plans to be fit to compete at Australian Open») David Inderlied/dpa Jannik Sinner has confirmed he plans to compete at the Australian Open in January.

Additional details
  • “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.
  • “But I think if we want to prepare for Australia (and) I’m not playing since Wimbledon, some matches before might be very helpful.” The Six Kings Slam awards money but no ATP ranking points.
  • Ongoing problems with the knee delayed the 25-year-old's return and he announced last month his season was over.
  • "The goal is to return to Australia," the 25-year-old said at press conference in Milan.
  • Sinner has not played since July when he beat Alexander Zverev in the Wimbledon final.

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