{"id":2102541,"date":"2026-08-20T11:06:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T08:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2102541"},"modified":"2026-08-20T11:06:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T08:06:59","slug":"us-open-withdrawal-list-11-stars-now-out-as-carlos-alcaraz-jannik-sinner-among-4-players-in-doubt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2102541","title":{"rendered":"US Open withdrawal list: 11 stars now out as Carlos Alcaraz &amp; Jannik Sinner among 4 players in doubt"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">US Open withdrawal list: 11 stars now out as Carlos Alcaraz &amp; Jannik Sinner among 4 players in doubt<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/ewan-west\" class=\"text-sm font-normal !text-author\"><br \/>\n                            Ewan West                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <time class=\"ml-3 text-sm font-normal text-info md:ml-4\" datetime=\"20 Aug 2026 12:06 PM\" data-ps-date=\"20 Aug 2026 12:06 PM\" data-ps-datetime=\"1787224019\"><br \/>\n                            20 Aug 2026 12:06 PM                        <\/time>\n                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden justify-end space-x-4 text-xl sm:flex sm:!opacity-100\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mx-auto !my-0 hidden dark:block h-6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/content\/themes\/tennis365-sportsui\/img\/png\/preferred_source_badge_dark.png\" alt=\"Add as a preferred source on Google\" width=\"76\" height=\"24\"><br \/>\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mx-auto !my-0 dark:hidden h-6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/content\/themes\/tennis365-sportsui\/img\/png\/preferred_source_badge_light.png\" alt=\"Add as a preferred source on Google\" width=\"76\" height=\"24\"><br \/>\n                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/us-open-withdrawal-list-2026-11-stars-out\" class=\"!text-info hover:!text-brand\" aria-label=\"Share to facebook\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennis365.com%2Ftennis-news%2Fus-open-withdrawal-list-2026-11-stars-out\" class=\"!text-info hover:!text-brand\" aria-label=\"Share to twitter\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennis365.com%2Ftennis-news%2Fus-open-withdrawal-list-2026-11-stars-out\" class=\"!text-info hover:!text-brand\" aria-label=\"Share to linkedin\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <a class=\"!text-info hover:!text-brand\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/\/send\/?text=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennis365.com%2Ftennis-news%2Fus-open-withdrawal-list-2026-11-stars-out\" aria-label=\"Share to whatsapp\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <a class=\"!text-info hover:!text-brand\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/share.flipboard.com\/bookmarklet\/popout?v=2&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennis365.com%2Ftennis-news%2Fus-open-withdrawal-list-2026-11-stars-out\" aria-label=\"Share to flipboard\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"sm:hidden flex items-center space-x-5\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mx-auto !my-0 hidden dark:block h-6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/content\/themes\/tennis365-sportsui\/img\/png\/preferred_source_badge_dark.png\" alt=\"Add as a preferred source on Google\" width=\"76\" height=\"24\"><br \/>\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mx-auto !my-0 dark:hidden h-6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/content\/themes\/tennis365-sportsui\/img\/png\/preferred_source_badge_light.png\" alt=\"Add as a preferred source on Google\" width=\"76\" height=\"24\"><br \/>\n                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <button id=\"t365-article-share-btn-hidden\" class=\"mr-2 hidden h-6 w-6 appearance-none border-none !text-share-icon outline-none hover:!text-share-icon-active sm:hidden\" data-title=\"US Open withdrawal list: 11 stars now out as Carlos Alcaraz &amp; Jannik Sinner among 4 players in doubt\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/button>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"-mx-3 sm:-mx-5 border-b border-page\"><\/div>\n<section>\n<div class=\"-mx-3 sm:-mx-5\">\n<figure class=\"aspect-h-9 aspect-w-16 relative\">\n                                        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1320\" height=\"742\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"w-full h-full object-cover object-center !my-0\" src=\"https:\/\/d2me2qg8dfiw8u.cloudfront.net\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jannik-Sinner-Carlos-Alcaraz-3-1320x742.jpg\" alt=\"Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz\">                <\/figure><figcaption class=\"flex items-center space-x-3 border-b border-mobile-caption px-3 lg:border-caption\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>The start of the 2026 US Open is just over a week away, and the number of players to withdraw from the season\u2019s final Grand Slam has reached double figures.<\/p>\n<p>The ATP and WTA tours are currently in Cincinnati for the combined 1000 tournament \u2014 which is the last big event before the US Open.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s US Open will mark the 146th edition of the historic tournament, and the reigning champions are Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka.<\/p>\n<p>Main draw singles action at Flushing Meadows will take place between Sunday 30 August and Sunday 13 September.<\/p>\n<p>There are 11 players who have pulled out of the 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/us-open\">US Open<\/a> across both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s main draw singles entry lists.<\/p>\n<p>Nine of those withdrawals are on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/wta-tour\">WTA<\/a> side, with Victoria Mboko, Hailey Baptiste and Emma Raducanu among the high-profile absentees.<\/p>\n<h2>More Tennis News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-features\/emma-raducanu-stress-fracture-worst-case-scenario-leading-injury-expert\"><strong>Exclusive: Emma Raducanu\u2019s injury is \u2018worst case scenario\u2019 as leading expert reveals recovery timeframe<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-features\/stan-wawrinka-issues-the-perfect-response-to-not-receiving-a-us-open-wildcard\"><strong>Stan Wawrinka issues the perfect response to not receiving a US Open wildcard<\/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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/victoria-mboko\">Mboko<\/a> and Baptiste are both sidelined due to serious knee injuries they sustained during the clay and grass seasons respectively.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/emma-raducanu\">Raducanu<\/a>, meanwhile, has not played since June due to a grade four stress fracture in her right shin.<\/p>\n<h2>2026 US Open WTA withdrawal list<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Victoria Mboko<\/strong> (world No 17) \u2013 replaced by Mananchaya Sawangkaew<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hailey Baptiste <\/strong>(world No 32) \u2013 replaced by Kaitlin Quevedo<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jaqueline Cristian<\/strong> (world No 40) \u2013 replaced by Darja Vidmanova<\/li>\n<li><strong>Emma Raducanu <\/strong>(world No 59) \u2013 replaced by\u00a0Anna Blinkova<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ajla Tomljanovic <\/strong>(world No 93) \u2013 replaced by Ella Seidel<\/li>\n<li><strong>Laura Siegemund<\/strong> (world No 98) \u2013 replaced by Nadia Podoroska<\/li>\n<li><strong>Varvara Gracheva <\/strong>(world No 106) \u2013 replaced by Anastasia Zakharova<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jil Teichmann<\/strong> (world No 167) \u2013 replaced by Julia Grabher<\/li>\n<li><strong>Irina-Camelia Begu<\/strong> (world No 462) \u2013 replaced by Elsa Jacquemot<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2026 US Open ATP withdrawal list<\/h2>\n<p>On the men\u2019s side, American players Sebastian Korda and Emilio Nava are the only players who have withdrawn to date.<\/p>\n<p>Korda has not played since the Miami Open in March due to a back injury, and he underwent surgery at the start of the month.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sebastian Korda<\/strong> (world No 64) \u2013 replaced by Aleksandar Vukic<\/li>\n<li><strong>Emilio Nava<\/strong> (world No 108) \u2013 replaced by Benjamin Bonzi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Doubts over high-profile ATP stars<\/h2>\n<p>More <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/atp-tour\">ATP Tour<\/a> players could join the US Open withdrawal list as there are doubts over the fitness of a quartet of big name stars.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/carlos-alcaraz\">Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> has not played since April due to a wrist injury, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/jannik-sinner\">Jannik Sinner<\/a> missed the Cincinnati Masters with a knee issue.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/jack-draper\">Jack Draper<\/a> played in Montreal and Cincinnati, but he continues to struggle with a bone bruising injury in his left arm that has plagued him for over a year.<\/p>\n<p>Holger Rune, meanwhile, has not played since rupturing his Achilles in October last year.<\/p>\n<p>As things stand, though, these four players remain on the US Open entry list.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-features\/carlos-alcaraz-injury-good-sign-leading-expert-exclusive\">Exclusive \u2013 Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s lengthy injury absence could be a \u2018good sign\u2019, according to leading expert<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Open withdrawal list: 11 stars now out as Carlos Alcaraz &amp; 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