Overview
- Jannik Sinner announced his withdrawal from the Cincinnati Masters on Sunday because of persistent right-knee pain and said he will prioritize recovery for the US Open.
- Cincinnati will be without Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, elevating Alexander Zverev to the top seed while Novak Djokovic has confirmed he will play.
- Sinner’s team has not released a precise diagnosis or timeline for return and the player will continue treatment and physiotherapy in Italy.
- The withdrawal removes a key hard-court tune-up for Sinner, who has not played an official hard-court match since March, reducing his match practice before the Grand Slam.
- The decision highlights a wider pattern of top players managing workloads and injuries in the weeks before the US Open and makes medical updates the key item to watch in the run-up to New York.