Jannik Sinner withdraws from US open due to knee injury, Draper and Rune also out

With world No. 1 Jannik Sinner withdrawing from the US Open due to knee injury, Spain's Carlos Alcaraz emerges as the top contender for the title

Sinner withdraws from US open due to knee injury, Draper and Rune also out  Reuters

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner announced that he is withdrawing from the 2026 U.S. Open with a right knee injury, marking his first missed Grand Slam tournament since 2019.

The five-time Grand Slam winner has not played since winning Wimbledon on July 12, pulling out of US Open warm-up hard court tournaments in Cincinnati and Montreal.

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner withdrew from the 2026 U.S. Open due to a lingering knee injury, the Italian tennis star announced Friday on social media.

World number one Jannik Sinner and Britain's Jack Draper pull out of the upcoming US Open through injury.

World No 1 makes ‘difficult decision’ to miss slam Draper still recovering from bone bruise in left arm Jannik Sinner will miss the US Open with a right knee injury. The world No 1 has not played a match since beating Alexander Zverev last month to successfully defend his Wimbledon title, missing the Masters 1000 eve

The 25-year-old Italian wrote Friday that he won't be ready when the main draw begins on August 30.

Five-time major champion Sinner, who won the US Open in 2024, will not be competing at Flushing Meadows this year.

Sinner will miss his third consecutive tournament due to a right knee injury.

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner withdrew from the U.S. Open on Friday, unable to recover from a right knee injury that has sidelined him since winning the Wimbledon title.

Jannik Sinner, the 2024 U.S. Open champion who returned to the final last year, won’t be in the field this year.

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner withdraws from US Open with knee injury  USA Today

The reigning Wimbledon champion has not played since winning the title in London

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner withdraws from the US Open with a knee injury  Toronto Star

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner withdrew from the U.S. Open on Friday because of a right knee injury

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner withdraws from the US Open with a knee injury  AP News

Sinner said despite working hard with his team and medical staff, the “difficult decision” had been made to rule him out of the grand slam which starts on Sunday.

Sinner said despite working hard with his team and medical staff, the “difficult decision” had been made to rule him out of the grand slam which starts on Sunday.

Sinner won the event in 2024 and lost to Carlos Alcaraz in last year's final.

Jannik Sinner withdraws from US Open due to knee injury  ESPN

World number one Jannik Sinner confirmed on Friday he will not compete in the US Open because of a right knee injury.

Aug 21 : World number one Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from the U.S. Open due to a persistent right knee injury, the Italian said on Friday, depriving the season's final Grand Slam of one of its biggest contenders.The 24-year-old, who captured his fifth major title at Wimbledon last month, has not played since sustainin

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner Withdraws From U.S. Open  Forbes

The world number one has been sidelined since winning his second Wimbledon title.

The world No. 1 has been managing the injury since Wimbledon.