Jannik Sinner withdraws from Cincinnati Open with knee injury

Number one ranked player in men’s tennis will miss the tournament due to a knee issue, he says via organisers. World number one Jannik Sinner has pulled out of the Cincinnati Open due to a right knee injury, the Italian has announced. “After consulting with my doctors and my team, I have to announce that I need to withdraw from the Masters 1000 tournament in Cincinnati,” he said in a statement posted on the ATP website on Sunday. “My right knee has been bothering me and even though we have been working hard with my medical team, I have to accept that I’m not ready to compete yet.” The tournament begins on Thursday, the same day as the end of the Masters event in Montreal, which Sinner also missed. The five-time Grand Slam winner had been on a six-tournament winning streak at 1000 level heading into the North American hard-court swing, before skipping the event in Canada. The 24-year-old said then that the decision was taken to “prioritise my health”.

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