Sinner Withdraws From Cincinnati Open with Knee Injury
His exit leaves both 2025 Cincinnati finalists out and elevates Alexander Zverev to the top seed in the men's draw.
- Sinner withdrew from the Cincinnati Open due to a right knee injury, having also skipped the National Bank Open in Montreal after winning Wimbledon.
- Carlos Alcaraz also withdrew from Cincinnati, continuing his recovery from an April wrist injury; both 2025 finalists will now miss the tournament.
- Alexander Zverev, this year's French Open winner, becomes the highest-seeded player in the men's draw following the withdrawals of both top favorites.
- In 2026, Sinner has dominated men's tennis, winning every major ATP 1000 tournament and Grand Slam since March except the French Open.
- Sinner and Alcaraz have won 10 of the last 11 Grand Slams since 2024, underscoring their dominance before these consecutive withdrawals reshape the Cincinnati field.
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Sinner withdraws from Cincinnati Open with knee injury
"After consulting with my doctors and my team, I have to announce that I need to withdraw from the Masters 1000 tournament in Cincinnati," he said in a statement posted on the ATP website. "My right knee has been bothering me and even though we have been working hard with my medical team, I have to accept that I'm not ready to compete yet." The tournament begins on Thursday, the same day as the end of the Masters event in Montreal, which Sinner …
Jannik Sinner, like Carlos Alcaraz, has also renounced to compete in the Masters 1000 of Cincinnati. Italian tennis player has announced it this Sunday after confessing that he is dragging problems in his knee. A tournament, at the doors of the US Open, that is lame without the two best tennis players in the world. Both are low ... Continue reading "Sinner will also not play in Cincinnati: he suffers discomfort in his knee"
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