{
  "id": 2418780,
  "title": "Jannik Sinner’s knee injury to keep World No. 1 out of U.S. Open",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/jannik-sinners-knee-injury-to-keep-world-no-1-out-of-u-s-open",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-21T18:42:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Toronto Sun",
    "slug": "toronto-sun",
    "url": "https://torontosun.com/sports/jannik-sinners-knee-injury-to-keep-world-no-1-out-of-u-s-open"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Jannik Sinner, the current World No. 1, has withdrawn from the US Open due to a right knee injury. According to Yahoo Sports, he has not played competitively since winning the Wimbledon title in July and has been dealing with the knee problem.\n\nSinner's withdrawal comes after his rival, Carlos Alcaraz, announced that he is fit enough to compete at the US Open after a four-month absence with a wrist injury.\n\nThe 25-year-old Sinner expressed his disappointment, stating that despite working hard with his team and medical staff, they had to make the difficult decision that he would not be able to compete at the US Open this year.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}