US Open withdrawal list: 14 stars now out as Jannik Sinner among 3 big names still uncertain
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’s final Grand Slam.
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.
The US Open is staged at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York City, and this year’s tournament will be the 146th edition.
Main draw singles play will get underway on Sunday 30 August and conclude with the men’s singles final on Sunday 13 September.
Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka are the reigning US Open singles champions, with the duo having each claimed their second titles at the hard-court major last year.
There were doubts over whether Alcaraz would be able to defend his crown as the Spanish icon has not played since April due to a right wrist injury.
However, the seven-time major champion confirmed on Thursday that he will compete in New York.
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There are now 14 players who have withdrawn from the US Open across both the men’s and women’s main draw singles entry lists.
Nine women have pulled out of the event, with Victoria Mboko, Emma Raducanu and Hailey Baptiste the big name absentees.
2026 US Open WTA withdrawal list
- Victoria Mboko (world No 17) – replaced by Mananchaya Sawangkaew
- Hailey Baptiste (world No 32) – replaced by Kaitlin Quevedo
- Jaqueline Cristian (world No 40) – replaced by Darja Vidmanova
- Emma Raducanu (world No 59) – replaced by Anna Blinkova
- Ajla Tomljanovic (world No 93) – replaced by Ella Seidel
- Laura Siegemund (world No 98) – replaced by Nadia Podoroska
- Varvara Gracheva (world No 106) – replaced by Anastasia Zakharova
- Jil Teichmann (world No 167) – replaced by Julia Grabher
- Irina-Camelia Begu (world No 462) – replaced by Elsa Jacquemot
On the ATP side, Sebastian Korda and Emilio Nava were the first two players to withdraw.
The American duo have since been joined on the sidelines by Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Ethan Quinn and Gabriel Diallo.
Spanish star Davidovich Fokina is dealing with a back injury that also forced him to miss the Masters 1000 events in Montreal and Cincinnati.
2026 US Open ATP withdrawal list
- Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (world No 27) – replaced by Alexei Popyrin
- Ethan Quinn (world No 58) – replaced by Martin Damm
- Sebastian Korda (world No 64) – replaced by Aleksandar Vukic
- Gabriel Diallo (world No 105) – replaced by Wu Yibing
- Emilio Nava (world No 108) – replaced by Benjamin Bonzi
Doubts over big name ATP players
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.
Jannik Sinner, the world No 1 and a five-time Grand Slam champion, did not play at the Cincinnati Masters due to a knee injury.
Jack Draper 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.
Holger Rune, meanwhile, has not played a match since rupturing his Achilles in October last year.
As things stand, these three players remain on the US Open entry list.
