Richard Pagliaro | Friday, August 21, 2026
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We won’t see a Sincaraz Showdown in New York.

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner officially withdrew from the US Open today.

Sinner has been battling a knee injury that forced him out of Toronto and Cincinnati.

Eleven days ago, Sinner withdrew from the Cincinnati Open citing that right knee injury.

Sinner, who swept the 2024 Cincinnati and US Open championships in succession, is 13-1 in his last 14 Flushing Meadows matches.

The 24-year-old Italian has not played since his four-set win over Alexander Zverev in last month’s Wimbledon final as he nurses a nagging right knee issue.

Sinner’s US Open withdrawal comes the day after reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz announced on social media he will defend his US Open championship in New York this month with a three-word video: “Here we go!”

“Carlos Alcaraz will return to the tour at the US Open after spending four months sidelined with a right wrist injury,” a statement posted on Alcaraz’s official Instagram said.

A dynamic Alcaraz dethroned defending champion Sinner 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 to capture his second US Open championship and supplant Sinner as world No. 1 last September 7th. 

The Spanish shotmaker claimed his sixth career Grand Slam championship in New York, avenged his four-set defeat to Sinner in the Wimbledon final and collected a Grand Slam record $5 Million champion’s check.