The world number one tennis player will miss the most important tournament of the year

World number one Yannick Sinner will not be able to participate in the last Grand Slam tournament of the year, the US Open, due to a right knee injury. The athlete announced this on his social media page.

According to Sinner, he, along with his team and medical staff, worked hard to recover. However, after training in Monte Carlo, his knee was not fully healed, and therefore he decided not to participate in the tournament.

“I worked hard with my team and medical staff to recover. However, I will not be able to participate in this year's US Open. We continued training in Monte Carlo in recent days. However, my right knee is not yet fully healed and I am told that I need more time for this,” Sinner wrote.

The world number one also expressed his disappointment with the decision: "I am very disappointed with this decision. New York is very special to me. I was really looking forward to going back there and playing in front of the fans."

The 25-year-old won his fifth Grand Slam title in July by defeating Alexander Zverev in the Wimbledon final. He then missed the Montreal and Cincinnati tournaments due to injury.

Yannick Sinner is missing his first Grand Slam since making his debut at the 2019 US Open.

Yannick Sinner's main rival, world number two Carlos Alcaraz, has not played since April due to a right wrist injury, but he is ready to play in the Grand Slam tournament in the United States. The Spanish athlete missed Wimbledon and Roland Garros.

For information, Sinner recorded 44 wins and 3 losses in 2026, winning the main prize in six tournaments. In addition, the Italian tennis player has won five Grand Slam tournaments. He won the main prize at the Australian Open twice (2024, 2025), the US Open once (2024) and Wimbledon once (2025, 2026). Sinner also became the Davis Cup winner with the Italian national team in 2023 and 2024.

For information, the US Open is the fourth Grand Slam tournament of the season. The tournament will be held in New York City, USA, from August 23 to September 13. The defending champion is Carlos Alcaraz of Spain, who defeated Yannick Sinner 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the 2025 final.