Sinner withdraws from US Open after failing to recover from injury, Draper also out

[p]The 25-year-old last played during Wimbledon in July, where he won his sixth Grand Slam, and has been missing from the tour ever since.[/p][p][b]In a statement posted to his social media, the Italian said: "Even though I have been working hard with my team and my medical staff, we have now had to make the difficult decision that I will not be able to compete at the US Open this year. [/b][/p][p][b]"We have been back on court in Monte Carlo over the last couple of days and have realised that I still need more time to recover from my right knee issue. I’m obviously very sad and disappointed, as New York has a special place in my heart. [/b][/p][p][b]"I was very much looking forward to coming back and playing in the electric atmosphere in front of the great fans there," [/b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sinner-jannik/6HdC3z4H/"]Sinner[/a] concluded.[/p][embed guid="c1fa6517-3253-4f8c-bf00-c000e8dbd16e" url="https://x.com/janniksin/status/2090800144782414155" social-type="twitter" /][p]The news comes just days after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alcaraz-garfia-carlos/UkhgIFEq/"]Carlos Alcaraz[/a] confirmed his participation at Flushing Meadows, with his fitness also in question over the last few weeks.[/p][h2]Draper also withdraws[/h2][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/draper-jack/SWxNhpmK/"]Jack Draper[/a] has also withdrawn from the US Open, with the Lawn Tennis Association announcing the Briton's absence hours after Sinner pulled out of the event.[/p][p]While the LTA did not disclose the nature of Draper's injury, media reports said the 24-year-old ‌withdrew because of a long-term left arm problem.[/p][embed guid="cfc25bcd-285f-46bd-a4d7-dd011987524c" url="https://x.com/the_LTA/status/2090840008781337029" social-type="twitter" /][p]Draper climbed to a ​career-high ranking of world number four in 2025 but was ‌forced to cut short his season because of a bone injury in his arm. He has also battled a knee injury this year.[/p][p]Now ranked 143rd, Draper suffered early exits in Montreal and Cincinnati.[/p][p]His best Grand Slam performance came at the ⁠2024 US Open, where he ⁠reached the semi-finals.[/p][p][b]The US Open gets underway on Sunday, with the final on September 13th.[/b][/p]