Jannik Sinner withdraws from Cincinnati Open with right knee injury
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner has pulled out of the Cincinnati Open after saying his right knee is not yet ready for competition.
Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from the Cincinnati Open because of a right knee injury, the world No. 1 said on Sunday. The decision means he will miss the ATP Masters 1000 event in Cincinnati, Ohio.
In a statement shared through tournament organisers and the ATP, the Italian said he had spoken with his doctors and team before deciding not to play. He said the knee had been troubling him and that he was still not fit to compete.
The withdrawal comes less than three weeks before the US Open begins on 30 August, raising questions about whether he will be ready for the season's final Grand criticizes. Sinner did not give a timetable for his return.
Cincinnati is one of the key hard-court tune-up events before New York, and Sinner's absence removes the top seed from the field. The tournament is part of the North American build-up to the US Open.
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