World No. 1 Jannik Sinner Withdraws From Cincinnati Open

Aug 09, 2026 11:32 PM - 1 hour ago 1

World Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from the Cincinnati Open pinch a correct knee injury.

He joins world No. 2 and defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, who besides pulled out.

"After consulting pinch my doctors and my team, I person to denote that I request to retreat from the Masters 1000 tourney successful Cincinnati," Sinner said. "My correct knee has been bothering maine and moreover though we person been moving difficult pinch my aesculapian team, I person to judge that I’m not fresh to compete yet.

“I’m very disappointed not to beryllium capable to play successful Cincinnati and wish Bob [Moran] and his full squad a awesome and successful event. I can’t hold to beryllium backmost adjacent twelvemonth and I’m now focusing connected getting fresh for the U.S. Open.”

The Cincinnati Open will statesman Tuesday, Aug. 11, pinch the qualifying tourney and proceed done Finals Weekend culminating pinch the singles title matches connected Sunday, Aug. 23.

The tie ceremonial for the Cincinnati Open will return spot Tuesday astatine 3 p.m. section time.

Novak Djokovic is group to compete for the first clip since Wimbledon, while apical seed Alexander Zverev will look to bounce backmost from an opening-round exit successful Montreal and will beryllium the apical seed astatine the hard-court event.

Cincinnati main-draw action will return spot from Aug. 13-23. Three-time victor Djokovic, Zverev, Daniil Medvedev, Grigor Dimitrov and Marin Cilic are among the erstwhile champions successful the draw.

The U.S. Open originates Aug. 30 and the world’s apical 2 players person now withdrawn from the preeminent hardcourt warmup tourney up of the year’s last major.

(The ATP contributed reporting).