Jannik Sinner: World No 1 withdraws from US Open with knee injury and misses out on final Grand Slam of the season
2024 US Open champion Jannik Sinner announced on social media that he would not be able to feature at Flushing Meadows; world No 1 has not played since winning Wimbledon in July; Sinner lost to Carlos Alcaraz in last year's final; watch the US Open exclusively live on Sky Sports Tennis
Friday 21 August 2026 15:48, UK
World No 1 Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from this month's US Open due to a right knee injury.
Sinner has been out of action since winning Wimbledon last month, his fifth Grand Slam title, where he beat Alexander Zverev in the final to successfully defend his SW19 title.
He missed the Masters 1000 events in Canada and Cincinnati, pulling out of the latter with a right knee injury to focus on being ready to play at Flushing Meadows, but has confirmed he will be unable to feature in New York.
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In a statement on social media, 2024 champion Sinner said: "Even though I have been working hard with my team and my medical staff, we have now had to make the difficult decision that I will not be able to compete at the US Open this year.
"We have been back on court in Monte Carlo over the last couple of days and have realised that I still need more time to recover from my right knee issue.
"I'm obviously very sad and disappointed, as New York has a special place in my heart. I was very much looking forward to coming back and playing in the electric atmosphere in front of the great fans there."
Sinner's withdrawal comes a day after his great rival Carlos Alcaraz, who the Italian lost to in the final 12 months ago, revealed he will make his comeback from four months out with a wrist injury.
Spain's Carlos Taberner moves into the men's singles draw after Sinner's withdrawal, with Alcaraz now the highest-ranked player in action despite his recent injury troubles.
Alcaraz will be chasing his third US Open title, live on Sky Sports from August 30, having won his first Grand Slam title there in 2022 to reach world No 1 before lifting the trophy for a second time last September.
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