World No. 1 Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from the US Open to recover from a right knee issue, he announced Friday on social media.
The five-time Grand Slam champion hasn’t played since defeating Alexander Zverev at the Wimbledon final in July. He previously pulled out of the National Bank Open and the Cincinnati Open.
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… pic.twitter.com/9eoYS29jpO
Sinner has made the semifinals or better in seven of his past eight major appearances.
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