Jannik Sinner to miss US Open tennis major due to knee injury

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · Aug 21, 2026 · 470 words · By The Associated Press

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Jannik Sinner to miss US Open tennis major due to knee injury Five-time major champion Sinner, who won the US Open in 2024, will not be competing at Flushing Meadows this year.

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What happened

Jannik Sinner to miss US Open tennis major due to knee injury Five-time major champion Sinner, who won the US Open in 2024, will not be competing at Flushing Meadows this year.

Why it matters

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from the US Open, unable to recover from a right knee injury that has sidelined him since winning the Wimbledon title.

Common ground

Sinner beat Alexander Zverev last month for his second straight title at the All England Club, but then pulled out of the hard-court tournaments in Montreal and Cincinnati that serve as a warm-up for the US Open.

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Claim 1: “pulled out of the hard-court tournaments in Montreal and Cincinnati”

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Web search results confirm Sinner withdrew from the ATP1000 Montreal and the Cincinnati tournament due to knee issues.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Jannik Sinner tennis season began on 18 January 2026, with the start of the Australian Open in Melbourne. During the season, Sinner achieved a series of historic milestones, including becomin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Jannik_Sinner_tennis_seas…

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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.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jannik_Sinner_career_statistic…

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Claim 2: “The 25-year-old Italian told social media on Friday that he won’t be ready when the main draw begins on August 30 .”

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Web search results confirm Sinner is 25 years old and used social media (Instagram) to announce he would miss the US Open. The date August 30 aligns with the main draw timeline mentioned in search results.

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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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Claim 3: “blowing a two-set lead while struggling in the heat in his second-round match against Juan Manuel Cerundolo [at the French Open].”

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Claim 4: “Alcaraz posted on social media on Thursday that he would be ready to play in New York after being out of action since April because of a right wrist injury.”

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Multiple sources (Yahoo Sports, AOL) confirm Alcaraz announced his return to the US Open after a four-month absence due to a right wrist injury.

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web search NEUTRAL — Carlos Alcaraz Confirms US Open Return After Nagging Wrist Injury Forced Him to Miss Multiple Majors.Carlos Alcaraz announces he's playing in US Open after wrist injury sidelined him for 4 months: 'He…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…

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web search NEUTRAL — 20 he's returning after a four-month injury absence to play in the 2026 U.S. Open.Carlos Alcaraz faces daunting injury comeback. Although the U.S. Open men's singles draw won't be announced until Aug.
https://www.aol.com/articles/carlos-alcaraz-announces-return…

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web search NEUTRAL — Carlos Alcaraz announces he's playing in US Open after wrist injury sidelined him for 4 months: 'Here we go'.Yahoo Sports. Carlos Alcaraz makes US Open decision amid new injury update. Seven-time Gran…
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/reigning-champ-carlos-alca…

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Claim 5: “his victory [at Wimbledon] gave him five Grand Slam titles.”

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Claim 6: “beating Taylor Fritz in straight sets in the 2024 final.”

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While evidence confirms Sinner won the 2024 US Open, there is no specific evidence provided in the search results regarding the opponent (Taylor Fritz) or the set score (straight sets) for that specific final.

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Claim 7: “Sinner beat Alexander Zverev last month for his second straight title at the All England Club”

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Wikipedia specifically confirms that Jannik Sinner defeated Alexander Zverev in the 2026 Wimbledon final to win his second Wimbledon title and fifth major overall.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Defending champion Jannik Sinner defeated Alexander Zverev in the final, 6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–2), 6–3, 6–4 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 2026 Wimbledon Championships. It was his second…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Wimbledon_Championships_–…

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Claim 8: “Alcaraz won the most recent with his four-set victory in New York.”

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Evidence for claim 7 confirms Carlos Alcaraz won the 2025 US Open final against Jannik Sinner.

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Claim 9: “Sinner was the 2024 US Open champion and lost to Carlos Alcaraz in last year’s final.”

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Web search results for claim 0 confirm he was the 2024 US Open champion. Evidence for claim 7 confirms he and Alcaraz met in the 2025 US Open final, which Alcaraz won.

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Claim 10: “Five-time major champion Sinner, who won the US Open in 2024, will not be competing at Flushing Meadows this year.”

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Multiple web search results confirm Jannik Sinner is the 2024 champion and has withdrawn from the current US Open due to a knee injury. Wikipedia confirms he has won five majors overall.

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Claim 11: “they met in the last three Grand Slam finals last year.”

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Web search results explicitly state that Sinner and Alcaraz faced off in a historic US Open final in 2025, marking their third consecutive Grand Slam showdown of that year.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz face off in a historic US Open final, marking their third consecutive Grand Slam showdown in 2025. This highly anticipated match will determine the world number one ra…
https://www.newsbreak.com/trending-story/us-open-final:-sinn…

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web search NEUTRAL — Carlos Alcaraz Garfia (born 5 May 2003) is a Spanish professional tennis player. He has been ranked world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 66 weeks, and fini…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Alcaraz

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web search NEUTRAL — The 2025 US Open saw Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka claim the men’s and women’s singles titles. It was Carlos Alcaraz’s sixth and Aryna Sabalenka’s fourth Grand Slam title. The 2026 US Open main d…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDdEVBgDqK4

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Claim 12: “It will be the first time Sinner has missed a Grand Slam tournament since making his major debut at the US Open in 2019.”

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Claim 13: “Top-ranked Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from the US Open, unable to recover from a right knee injury that has sidelined him since winning the Wimbledon title.”

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Multiple independent sources (AP and other web results) confirm Sinner is top-ranked and withdrew from the US Open due to a right knee injury that persisted since his Wimbledon win.

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Claim 14: “Sinner is 44-3 with six titles this year.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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