Medvedev and Sinner withdraw from Rotterdam; Murray,Tsonga handed wild cards

Daniil Medvedev and Jannik Sinner have withdrawn from next week's ATP 500 event in Rotterdam and will be replaced by former winners Andy Murray and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

FILE PHOTO: World number two Medvedev said that it was too early for him to get back to action following his five-set loss to Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open final last week.

Daniil Medvedev and Jannik Sinner have withdrawn from next week's ATP 500 event in Rotterdam and will be replaced by former winners Andy Murray and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, tournament organisers said on Thursday.

World number two Medvedev said that it was too early for him to get back to action following his five-set loss to Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open final last week, while Italian world number 10 Sinner will not travel due to COVID-19.

"Unfortunately I will not play in Rotterdam this year. I just got back from Australia and am not ready to compete. Rotterdam is one of the favourite stops... I look forward to coming back in the future," Medvedev said.

Murray and Tsonga, both of whom recently returned from long-term injury, have been handed wild cards for the event, which begins on Monday.