World No. 1 Jannik Sinner withdrew from the newly announced US Open Mixed Doubles Competition, which starts on Tuesday, August 19 in New York. Italian pulled out of the action day after Retirement from the finals Masters 1000 against Carlos Alcaraz in Cincinnati because of illness.
Sinner was scheduled for a competition in so much promoted mixed doubles next to Katerina Siniaková from the Czech Republic. However, the organizers confirmed that they would not participate and named Danielle Collins and Christian Harrison as a replacement.
The announcement came just hours before Tuesday had the first matches. Sinner originally entered Emma Navarro, but was later slept with Siniak.
His eagerly awaited finals with Alcaraz in Cincinnati took only five games on Monday. World No. 1 seemed well since he entered the court and was unable to continue despite medical treatment.
Already on Monday, Sinner indicated that he could skip mixed doubles in the US and notes that he will require “rest for a few days” before renewing training for the Singly US Open, which starts on September 24th.
“Now it’s time to relax a few days to return to work,” he said on Monday after congratulations to Alcaraz to win the title.
Sinner was among several players of the top singles who received the surplus signs for Experimental competition of mixed doubleswhich contains 16 pairs and occupies a separate slot in the calendar.
The two -day event takes place at the Arthur Ashe and Louis Armstrong Stadium on Flushing Meadows. Eight pairs ensured direct entry based on the ranking of combined singles, while another eight pairs gained surrogate characters.
A significant increase in winning money increased to attractiveness, while the winners were ready to get $ 1,000,000 – a sharp increase from $ 200,000 last year. Separate placement in the calendar, a week before the main draw, also increases participation for players.
However, the initiative was not generally welcome. Critics include veteran doubled specialists and the ruling Italian champions Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori, who also received the surrogate crowd to the surrogate and described the new format as “deep injustice”.
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Published:
Akshay Ramesh
Published on:
August 19, 2025
