Overview
- Jannik Sinner announced on Friday that a persistent right knee injury will keep him out of the US Open and said he was "very sad and disappointed" to miss New York.
- The US Open has replaced Sinner with Carlos Taberner and confirmed Holger Rune will also withdraw, with Facundo Díaz Acosta taking Rune’s spot in the main draw.
- Seedings were revised after Sinner’s exit, placing Alexander Zverev at No. 1 and Carlos Alcaraz at No. 2 as organisers finalise draw adjustments ahead of the tournament.
- Sinner’s team says the knee does not require surgery, he will continue rehabilitation in Europe and is targeting a return during the Asian hard‑court swing in Beijing and Shanghai.
- The withdrawals add to an unusually high tally of pre‑tournament absences this year, a pattern coverage links to a denser calendar, longer Masters events and slower courts that have raised injury concerns and calls for change.