By Frank Pingue

(Reuters) -Defending champion Jannik Sinner has allayed concerns about his fitness ahead of his U.S. Open title defence, saying on Friday that he expects to be ready for the year’s final Grand Slam.

The Italian world number one withdrew from the final of his lone U.S. Open tune-up event while trailing Carlos Alcaraz 5-0 due to illness on Monday, sparking questions about his condition ahead of the tournament.

However, Sinner has since returned to practice and sounded optimistic about his recovery from a virus that he said he and some other players dealt with.

“Physically I feel good. You know, I have recovered mostly, not 100% yet, but we are aiming to be there in a couple of days. So should be all fine for the tournament,” Sinner told reporters at Flushing Meadows where

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