# Jannik Sinner to miss US Open due to knee injury

https://mins.news/en/item/28613

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-21 15:57 UTC
- Sports
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/21/jannik-sinner-tennis-skip-us-open-2026-knee-injury?traffic_source=rss

> Five-time Grand Slam champion and world number one Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from this year’s US Open because he has not recovered from a right knee injury. The Italian, who won Wimbledon after beating Alexander Zverev, said he still needs more time to recover.

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