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border-mobile-caption px-3 lg:border-caption\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Emma Raducanu, Jack Draper and Carlos Alcaraz                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>There are already eight players who have pulled out of the 2026 Cincinnati Open, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/carlos-alcaraz\">Carlos Alcaraz<\/a>\u2019s withdrawal the latest and biggest blow.<\/p>\n<p>The Cincinnati Open is the second combined ATP\/WTA 1000 tournament of the North American hard-court swing following the Canadian Open, which began on Sunday. It is the last big event before the US Open.<\/p>\n<p>Main draw action in Cincinnati will get underway on 13 August \u2014 the same day the Canadian Open will conclude.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s Cincinnati Open will mark the 125th edition of the men\u2019s tournament and the 98th edition of the women\u2019s event.<\/p>\n<p>The prestigious event, which is staged at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, is set to conclude on Sunday 23 August.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/carlos-alcaraz\">Alcaraz<\/a>\u00a0claimed his maiden Cincinnati Open title in 2025 when Jannik Sinner retired in the first set of the pair\u2019s showdown in the final.<\/p>\n<p>The seven-time Grand Slam champion will not defend his title, though, due to the right wrist injury which has sidelined him since the Barcelona Open in April.<\/p>\n<h2>More Tennis News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/the-reason-why-carlos-alcaraz-withdrew-from-the-cincinnati-open-has-emerged\"><strong>The reason why Carlos Alcaraz withdrew from the Cincinnati Open has emerged<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-features\/carlos-alcaraz-jannik-sinner-ominous-verdict-exclusive-interview-rick-macci\"><strong>Exclusive: Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner\u2019s rivals get ominous verdict that should worry them<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? Add us as <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\">a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cincinnati Open tournament director Bob Moran said: \u201cWe know Carlos is doing everything he can to get back to playing tournaments as soon as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe wish him the best with his recovery and look forward to welcoming him back to Cincinnati in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Cincinnati Open withdrawal list<\/h2>\n<p>Alexander Bublik, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Sebastian Korda were all ruled out of Cincinnati prior to the Alcaraz news.<\/p>\n<p>World No 11 Bublik has not played in Cincinnati since 2021.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Carlos Alcaraz<\/strong> (world No 2) \u2013 replaced by Mattia Bellucci<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alexander Bublik<\/strong> (world No 11) \u2013 replaced by Marton Fucsovics<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alejandro Davidovich Fokina<\/strong> (world No 25) \u2013 replaced by Adam Walton<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sebastian Korda<\/strong> (world No 50) \u2013 replaced by Valentin Royer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>WTA Cincinnati Open withdrawal list<\/h2>\n<p>Victoria Mboko, Hailey Baptiste and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/emma-raducanu\">Emma Raducanu<\/a> are all out of action due to serious injuries.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Victoria Mboko<\/strong> (world No 12) \u2013 replaced by Tamara Korpatsch<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hailey Baptiste<\/strong> (world No 32) \u2013 replaced by Tatjana Maria<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jacqueline Cristian<\/strong> (world No 39) \u2013 replaced by Maria Timofeeva<\/li>\n<li><strong>Emma Raducanu<\/strong> (world No 49) \u2013 replaced by Maya Joint<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Jack Draper and Holger Rune\u2019s participation in doubt?<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/jack-draper\">Jack Draper<\/a> and Holger Rune \u2014 both former world No 4s \u2014 remain on the Cincinnati Open entry list, but their participation looks far from certain.<\/p>\n<p>Draper has been given a main draw wildcard for Cincinnati, but there are serious doubts over whether he will play given his ongoing struggles with a bone injury in his left arm.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old Brit broke down in tears in the third set of his first round loss to Terence Atmane in Montreal, which was his first match since June.<\/p>\n<p>Rune, meanwhile, has not played since rupturing his Achilles in October last year, and he has already pulled out of a host of events he had entered in the last few months.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-features\/canadian-open-withdrawals-retirements-25-players-out-alcaraz-sinner-djokovic\">Canadian Open withdrawal list: All 25 stars to pull out as 7 players retire after Alcaraz, Sinner blows<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cincinnati Open withdrawal list: 8 stars out as Carlos Alcaraz joins Emma Raducanu, Jack Draper next? 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