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Jannik Sinner Withdraws From US Open Due To Knee Injury, Ending Grand Slam Streak
24htopnews | August 22, 2026 2:08 PM CST

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from the US Open due to a right knee injury that has kept him sidelined since winning Wimbledon. The 25-year-old Italian, who won the 2024 US Open and reached last year's final, said he needs more recovery time. His withdrawal ends his streak of appearing in every Grand Slam since his major debut in 2019.

New York: 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.

Sinner beat Alexander Zverev last month for his second straight title at the All England Club, but then pulled out of the hard-court tournaments in Montreal and Cincinnati that serve as a warmup for the U.S. Open.

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

“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,” Sinner wrote in a post on X.


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