Sinner withdraws from US open due to knee injury

Jannik Sinner, the world's top-ranked tennis player, has withdrawn from the U.S. Open due to a persistent right knee injury, the Italian announced on Friday. This decision eliminates one of the season's top contenders from the final Grand Slam tournament. The 24-year-old, who won his fifth major title at Wimbledon last month, had not played since getting injured earlier this month.

He had previously withdrawn from the Cincinnati Open and the Canadian Open, two significant hard-court tune-up events before the Grand Slam in New York. Sinner stated in a statement on X that despite working hard with his team and medical staff, the decision to miss the U.S. Open this year was necessary. World number two Carlos Alcaraz, who defeated Sinner in last year's U.S. Open final, will now compete in New York, aiming to lift his eighth Grand Slam crown.

Jack Draper and Holger Rune have also withdrawn from the event due to a long-term left arm problem and a serious left Achilles injury, respectively.