--- title: "Jannik Sinner withdraws from US Open 2026 New York; remains world No. 1 despite withdrawal" sdDatePublished: "2026-08-22T02:08:00Z" source: "https://www.olympics.com/en/news/jannik-sinner-withdraws-us-open-2026-knee-injury-tennis" topics: - name: "tennis" identifier: "medtop:20001085" - name: "injury" identifier: "medtop:20000456" - name: "sport" identifier: "medtop:15000000" locations: - "Monaco" - "United States" --- Jannik Sinner withdraws from US Open 2026 New York; remains world No. 1 despite withdrawal Tennis: Jannik Sinner withdraws from US Open 2026 due to knee injury: "I still need more time to recover" Tennis: Jannik Sinner withdraws from US Open 2026 due to knee injury: "I still need more time to recover" The Italian will miss the final Grand Slam of the season, for which the main draw gets underway on 30 August. Tennis men's singles world No. 1 Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from the 2026 US Open . The Italian will miss the final Grand Slam of the season, for which the main draw gets underway on 30 August, due to a knee injury. "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 said in a statement on Friday (21 August). "We have been back on court in Monte Carlo over the last couple of days and have realised that I still need more time to recover from my right knee issue. I’m obviously very sad and disappointed, as New York has a special place in my heart. "I was very much looking forward to coming back and playing in the electric atmosphere in front of the great fans there." Spanish superstar Carlos Alcaraz confirms US Open return: "Here we go" Sinner won the US Open in 2024 but was unable to defend his title last year, losing in the final to Carlos Alcaraz . The Spaniard is back from his own injury layoff in time, but this marks the third straight major without both Alcaraz and Sinner present. The 25-year-old has not played since retaining the Wimbledon title , as his knee issue forced withdrawals from the Canadian Open and Cincinnati Open. They are both ATP Masters 1000 tournaments, the level below the Grand Slams, where the Italian had won every edition this season until missing the North American hard-court double. Although Sinner will drop all his points from reaching the 2025 final, his lead of over 5,000 points at the top of the ATP world rankings keeps him in good stead to finish the campaign as world No. 1. The US Open begins at Flushing Meadows with the mixed doubles championship from 24-26 August, while the men’s singles draw takes place from 30 August to 13 September. 30 August - 13 September Tennis | US Open | New York | United States