Tennis News Today: Jannik Sinner regrets missing Paris Olympics as compatriot Lorenzo Musetti clinches bronze medal; Andy Murray's wife Kim Sears opens up about her struggle to watch husband compete

Jannik Sinner expressed disappointment over missing the 2024 Paris Olympics as compatriot Lorenzo Musetti took home the bronze medal. In other news, Andy Murray's wife Kim Sears opened up about her struggles watching her husband's matches.

Meanwhile, former couple Katerina Siniakova and Tomas Machac celebrated winning the mixed doubles gold medal with a kiss at the Paris Olympics. Iga Swiatek discussed her emotional response to missing out on a gold medal at the Paris Olympics.

Also, Naomi Osaka expressed disappointment over not meeting Haitian athletes for the Olympic pin exchange.

On that note, here's a recap of today's top tennis news:

Jannik Sinner rues missing Paris Olympics as compatriot Lorenzo Musetti seizes bronze medal

Jannik Sinner has expressed his heartbreak at missing the 2024 Paris Olympics due to tonsillitis. Though he didn't follow the events closely, he took comfort in Lorenzo Musetti's bronze medal win over Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4, 1-6, 6-3.

Sinner, who was set to be the top seed in singles and doubles, revealed to journalist Giovanni Pelazzo that winning a medal was a major goal for the season.

"I saw some of the Olympics, although I didn't watch much tennis. It broke my heart not to be able to go to Paris, the Games were one of my main goals of the season," Jannik Sinner said.

The Italian also hopes to see the Italian duo of Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini win gold in the women's doubles final.

"In the end though, looking at everything from a broader perspective, Musetti won a bronze, so an Italian is happy and I am happy for him. Let's hope for gold tomorrow. I don't know what my schedule will be like tomorrow yet, but if I have time, why not, I'd be happy," he added.

Top seed Jannik Sinner will begin his title defense at the National Bank Open in Canada. The Italian received a bye into the second round where he will take on either a qualifier or Pedro Martinez on August 7.

Sinner, along with partner Jack Draper, will take on 16th seed Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen in the first round of men's doubles at the National Bank Open.

Andy Murray's wife Kim Sears discusses the reasons behind her struggle to watch her husband's matches

Andy Murray's wife Kim Sears has admitted she struggles to watch her husband compete due to his intense playing style. Murray's final professional appearance was at the 2024 Paris Olympics, where he and his partner Dan Evans lost in the quarterfinals to the eventual bronze medalists Americans Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul.

The LTA shared a touching video with messages from his family and friends, where Sears shared that it was "unbelievably stressful" to watch Murray compete.

"I really struggle now to watch Andy play. I think probably as being a mum and having four other little people to worry about, I find it unbelievably stressful. I've never seen or known anyone rise to a challenge like he does," Andy Murray's wife said (at 8:40).

Sears added that Murray was good under pressure and gave exciting matches, but made them hard to watch and "unpleasant" for her.

Ex-lovers Katerina Siniakova and Tomas Machac share a kiss after winning mixed doubles gold at Paris Olympics

Katerina Siniakova and Tomas Machac shared a kiss at the 2024 Paris Olympics following their gold medal victory in the mixed doubles category.

The pair, who had ended their three-year relationship just a week before the Olympics, overcame Chinese duo Zhizhen Zhang and Wang Xinyu with a score of 6-2, 5-7, 10-8 in the final.

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Iga Swiatek reveals her emotional reaction to falling short of gold at the Paris Olympics

Iga Swiatek at the 2022 French Open (Source: Getty)

Iga Swiatek shared her emotional response to missing the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Swiatek, who fell 2-6, 5-7 to the eventual gold winner Zheng Qinwen in the semifinals, had to settle for a bronze medal after beating Anna Karolina Schmiedlova 6-2, 6-1.

In an interview with Clay, Swiatek looked back on her semifinal loss, calling it one of the toughest losses of her career. The Pole confessed that she sobbed for hours after the disappointment and said she probably would’ve cried for a week if she had failed to win the bronze medal match.

"I’ve never felt like this before. Yesterday I experienced one of the hardest defeats of my career. I cried for six hours yesterday, if I hadn’t won (the bronze) I would have cried for a week. Being number one makes me feel I can handle everything, but this tournament showed me that’s not the case. This motivates me to work harder," Swiatek said.

Naomi Osaka laments missing out on pin exchange with Haitian athletes at the Paris Olympics

Naomi Osaka felt sad about not being able to connect with Haitian athletes and get their country pins at the Paris Olympics. Osaka’s Olympic journey ended in disappointment as she fell to Angelique Kerber 7-5, 6-3 in the first round.

While discussing her objectives for the Olympics, Osaka said she wants a souvenir for her daughter Shai and a Haitian pin to honor her father’s heritage.

After learning about Osaka’s goals, Haitian swimmer Alexandre S. Grand’Pierre, gymnast Lynnzee Brown, and swimming coach Naomy Grand Pierre attempted to contact the Japanese by posting a video on Instagram.

"Naomi Osaka, this is the Haitian delegation. [inaudible] Come find us, where are you? We need to do the trade. We got your pin, from Haiti," they said.

Osaka later reshared their video and expressed regret over not being able to meet and exchange pins with the Haitian team.