Sinner, permanent withdrawal from the US Open due to injury: “I really wanted to return, I am very sad and disappointed”

24 hours after the Carlos Alcaraz from Murcia announced his return to the tennis courts at the US Open after more than four months out due to a wrist injury, the Italian Jannik Sinner has regretted that he will not be able to follow in the footsteps of the Spanish champion. “Although I have been working hard with my team and my medical staff, we have had to make the difficult decision that I will not be able to compete in the US Open this year. We have returned to the courts in Monte Carlo in recent days and we have realized that I still need more time to recover from my right knee problem. I am obviously very sad and disappointed, as New York holds a special place in my heart. I was looking forward to returning and playing in the electric atmosphere in front of the great fans there,” Sinner wrote on his social networks.

Number 1 in the ATP ranking, the racket of Saint Candidowon the US Open in 2024 and has not been able to overcome the problems he has in his right knee, which already forced him to give up the Masters 1000 of cincinnati.

The Italian competed for the last time in Wimbledonwhere he defeated Alexander Zverev in the final, and at the beginning of the year he managed to chain the first five titles ATP Masters 1000culminating his work in Rome, where he equaled Novak Djokovic as the second player capable of completing the Golden Masters in his career, winning nine tournaments in the ATP Masters 1000 category throughout his sporting career.