Jannik Sinner out of US Open as right knee injury lingers in major shakeup

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · Aug 21, 2026 · 504 words · By Andrew Crane

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Open champion who returned to the final last year, won’t be in the field when the Grand Slam tournament begins in Queens later this month.

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Claim 1: “Fritz lost to Sinner in straight sets in the 2024 final after defeating Tiafoe in an All-American semifinal”

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Claim 2: “One of his setbacks occurred at the French Open, when he lost in the Round of 64”

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Claim 3: “Alcaraz was also in danger of missing the U.S. Open after sustaining a wrist injury at the Barcelona Open in April, but he announced his return with an Instagram post Thursday.”

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Claim 4: “defeating Alexander Zverev in the Wimbledon final for his fifth major singles title.”

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Claim 5: “He won the Indian Wells, Miami, Monte-Carlo, Madrid and Rome ATP tournaments, while also advancing to the semifinals of the Australian Open.”

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Claim 6: “He also missed the Canadian Open and the Cincinnati Open”

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There is a direct contradiction in the evidence. One source states Sinner missed the Canadian and Cincinnati Opens, while another Wikipedia-sourced web result explicitly states he 'won the 2024 Cincinnati Open, defeating Frances Tiafoe'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The tennis rivalry between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner emerged in the early 2020s. Colloquially referred to by the media and fans as "Sincaraz", a portmanteau of their names, the pair have faced …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcaraz–Sinner_rivalry

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jannik Sinner (born 16 August 2001) is an Italian professional tennis player. He is currently ranked world No. 1 by Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), and was the year-end No. 1 in 2024. Sinne…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jannik_Sinner

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of main career statistics of Italian professional tennis player Jannik Sinner. All statistics are according to the ATP Tour and ITF websites.
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Claim 7: “Sinner, ranked No. 1 in the world, announced in a statement Friday that he’s withdrawing from the event due to a right knee injury that has kept him sidelined since winning Wimbledon last month.”

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Multiple sources confirm Sinner is ranked No. 1 and is withdrawing due to a right knee injury sustained after winning Wimbledon.

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Claim 8: “Sinner will miss his first major tournament since debuting on that stage at the U.S. Open in 2019.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results about cars (Edmunds) and general biography pages that do not specify his U.S. Open debut year.

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Claim 9: “Shelton, just 23, has reached a pair of semifinals at the 2023 U.S. Open and 2025 Australian Open.”

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Claim 10: “an American... to win a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since Andy Roddick in 2023.”

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The claim states Andy Roddick was the last American to win a Grand Slam in 2023. However, Andy Roddick is a retired player; Wikipedia confirms he was world No. 1 in 2003 and does not list any wins in 2023.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Andrew Stephen Roddick (born August 30, 1982) is an American former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 1…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of the main career statistics of retired professional American tennis player, Andy Roddick. Throughout his career, Roddick won thirty-two ATP singles titles including one grand slam sin…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — These are records for Grand Slam tournaments, also known as Majors, which are the four most prestigious annual tennis events: Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open. All records are base…
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Claim 11: “Jannik Sinner, the 2024 U.S. Open champion who returned to the final last year, won’t be in the field when the Grand Slam tournament begins in Queens later this month.”

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Multiple web search results confirm that Jannik Sinner, the 2024 U.S. Open champion, has withdrawn from the upcoming U.S. Open.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Jannik Sinner tennis season officially began on 14 January 2024, with the start of the Australian Open in Melbourne. The season saw Jannik Sinner clinch the world number 1 after winning his f…
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Claim 12: “Sinner’s absence caps a disappointing end to what had otherwise been a dominant calendar year, with the 25-year-old collecting a 44-3 record in singles play.”

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