Jannik Sinner says he is targeting a return at next year's Australian Open after a horror year injury-wise.
Sinner has not played since winning Wimbledon in July due to a right knee injury.
Sinner is likely to return to the court in the Six Kings Slam exhibition in Saudi Arabia in late December as a tune-up before January's Australian Open.
Two-time Australian Open winner Jannik Sinner says he is targeting the Melbourne major for his big-time comeback as he embarks on the road to regaining his world number one status.
Sinner has lost his primacy in the global rankings after 95 weeks at the summit to Alexander Zverev, having not played since winning Wimbledon in July due to a right knee injury.
"The aim is to go to Australia. The aim is also maybe to do a couple of tournaments first," Sinner told a press conference in Milan on Tuesday.
"Right now, I have to respect the protocols because if we rush things we could have more serious problems. I have a lot of faith in the process, and I'm working toward that objective.
"Initially, we had an impossible goal for my return in mind, so we took a different path. I'm a tennis player, not a doctor, so my only option is to trust them.
