World number one Jannik Sinner pulls out of Olympics with tonsillitis

Sinner started feeling ill on Monday evening and has since been told to skip the Paris Games.

Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from the Olympics on medical grounds (Zac Goodwin/PA)

World number one Jannik Sinner has pulled out of the Olympics on the advice of doctors after contracting tonsillitis.

The Italian, who captured a maiden grand slam title at the Australian Open in January, struggled with dizziness in his Wimbledon quarter-final defeat by Daniil Medvedev earlier this month.