Jannik Sinner has allayed fears that his recent injury woes will keep him out of the Cincinnati Open, but he does acknowledge that the event is one where he usually “struggles”.

The world No 1 missed the Italian Open in May due to a hip injury he sustained at the Madrid Open and two months later he was forced to skip the Paris Olympics due to tonsillitis.

After making his comeback at the Canadian Open last week, Sinner was once again troubled by his hip during quarter-final defeat to Andrey Rublev.

It raised doubts over his participation at this week’s ATP Masters 1000 event in Mason as well as the US Open, but the Italian has given a positive update.

“I feel quite good. Obviously I made nearly one week without practising before and then after playing for two, three days in a row, a bit more than usual, [that] could [have had] a potential impact to the hip,” he said.

“But I’m not afraid. I feel good with the hip, and I’m just looking forward to go back on court here.”

Missing out on Paris 2024 was a big disappointment, but the 22-year-old knows you have to accept the good with the bad where sport is concerned.

“This year I felt like because I was playing well, also in Paris, in Roland Garros, and knowing that Olympics are there that I can play good on that court or quite well, trying to give myself a chance for medals,” Sinner said.

“But sometimes you have to accept it. Obviously it goes also in your mind after now that you missed this because you wanted to prepare it. But it’s all part of the sport, and I also have to be happy with what I have, not always looking on the negatives.

“I believe that my season is going in a very, very positive way, and we just keep building on that.”

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The Cincinnati Open is the last big event before the US Open and Sinner doesn’t have the best of records at the Lindner Family Tennis Centre as he hasn’t made it past the third round.

Last year he lost in the second round against qualifier Dusan Lajovic and he acknowledges that it is not his best event.

“Here usually I struggle a little bit to play because of the conditions, but I’m looking forward to see my reaction this year, because it’s a great test for me,” the top seed, who faces either Alex Michelsen or Tallon Griekspoor in the second round, said.

“I believe that this tournament can give you a lot of confidence then for the US Open, which is the last Grand Slam we have throughout the year. So in my mind, this is a very important tournament.

“We go day by day. Today is my first practice day. Let’s see how it feels… I have a couple of days to prepare and hopefully show some good tennis.”