{"id":2104470,"date":"2026-08-21T11:00:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T08:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2104470"},"modified":"2026-08-21T11:00:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T08:00:28","slug":"us-open-withdrawal-list-14-stars-now-out-as-jannik-sinner-among-3-big-names-still-uncertain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2104470","title":{"rendered":"US Open withdrawal list: 14 stars now out as Jannik Sinner among 3 big names still uncertain"},"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: 14 stars now out as Jannik Sinner among 3 big names still uncertain<\/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\" 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Alejandro Davidovich Fokina                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>With the Cincinnati Open approaching its conclusion, the 2026 US Open is just around the corner, and three more players have pulled out of the year\u2019s final Grand Slam.<\/p>\n<p>The combined 1000 event in Cincinnati is the last major stop on the ATP and WTA Tours before the North American summer hard-court swing reaches its crescendo at the US Open.<\/p>\n<p>The US Open is staged at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York City, and this year\u2019s tournament will be the 146th edition.<\/p>\n<p>Main draw singles play will get underway on Sunday 30 August and conclude with the men\u2019s singles final on Sunday 13 September.<\/p>\n<p>Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka are the reigning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/us-open\">US Open<\/a> singles champions, with the duo having each claimed their second titles at the hard-court major last year.<\/p>\n<p>There were doubts over whether <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/carlos-alcaraz\">Alcaraz<\/a> would be able to defend his crown as the Spanish icon has not played since April due to a right wrist injury.<\/p>\n<p>However, the seven-time major champion confirmed on Thursday that he will compete in New York.<\/p>\n<h2>More Tennis News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/us-open\/andy-roddick-carlos-alcaraz-us-open-injury-prediction-shock-return\"><strong>Andy Roddick makes Carlos Alcaraz US Open injury prediction ahead of shock return<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-features\/elena-rybakina-cincinnati-open-exit-world-no-1-wta-rankings-aryna-sabalenka\"><strong>How Elena Rybakina\u2019s Cincinnati Open exit affects her world No 1 battle with Aryna Sabalenka<\/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>There are now 14 players who have withdrawn from the US Open across both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s main draw singles entry lists.<\/p>\n<p>Nine women have pulled out of the event, with Victoria Mboko, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/emma-raducanu\">Emma Raducanu<\/a> and Hailey Baptiste the big name absentees.<\/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<p>On the ATP side, Sebastian Korda and Emilio Nava were the first two players to withdraw.<\/p>\n<p>The American duo have since been joined on the sidelines by Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Ethan Quinn and Gabriel Diallo.<\/p>\n<p>Spanish star Davidovich Fokina is dealing with a back injury that also forced him to miss the Masters 1000 events in Montreal and Cincinnati.<\/p>\n<h2>2026 US Open ATP withdrawal list<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Alejandro Davidovich Fokina<\/strong> (world No 27) \u2013 replaced by Alexei Popyrin<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ethan Quinn<\/strong> (world No 58) \u2013 replaced by Martin Damm<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sebastian Korda<\/strong> (world No 64) \u2013 replaced by Aleksandar Vukic<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gabriel Diallo<\/strong> (world No 105) \u2013 replaced by Wu Yibing<\/li>\n<li><strong>Emilio Nava<\/strong> (world No 108) \u2013 replaced by Benjamin Bonzi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Doubts over big name ATP players<\/h2>\n<p>More ATP Tour stars could join the US Open withdrawal list as there are doubts over the fitness of a trio of high-profile players.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/jannik-sinner\">Jannik Sinner<\/a>, the world No 1 and a five-time Grand Slam champion, did not play at the Cincinnati Masters due to a knee injury.<\/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 hampered him for over a year.<\/p>\n<p>Holger Rune, meanwhile, has not played a match since rupturing his Achilles in October last year.<\/p>\n<p>As things stand, these three players remain on the US Open entry list.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-features\/carlos-alcaraz-jannik-sinner-joao-fonseca-rafael-jodar-rick-macci-exclusive\">Exclusive \u2013 Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner rivals told \u2018no one is going to be in the mix\u2019 with the duo<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Open withdrawal list: 14 stars now out as Jannik Sinner among 3 big names still uncertain Ewan West 21 Aug 2026 12:00 PM Jack Draper, Jannik Sinner and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina With the Cincinnati Open approaching its conclusion, the 2026 US Open is just around the corner, and three more players have pulled out 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