After the conclusion of the Cincinnati Open 2025, the action now shifts to the last Grand Slam tournament - the U.S. Open 2025. Ahead of the tennis major, star player and top ranked Italian Jannik Sinner
withdrew from the mixed doubles, where he was set to partner with Katerina Siniakova. “Jannik Sinner and Katerina Siniakova have withdrawn from the US Open Mixed Doubles Championship. The withdrawal comes after Sinner was forced to retire due to illness during the Cincinnati Open final against Carlos Alcaraz” a statement on the US Open website read.
Jannik Sinner-Katerina Siniakova pair withdraws from US Open 2025 mixed doubles
It is to be noted that Sinner retired during his Cincinnati Open 2025 Final against Carlos Alcaraz after going down 0-5 on Monday, August 18. Taking to X, the 24-year-old wrote, “Yesterday I didn’t feel great and I’m really sorry to disappoint you. Thank you so much to everyone supporting me on-site and from home, your support means the world.”
After his early retirement mid-match, the 24-year-old said, “I’m disappointed, I didn’t feel great from yesterday. During the night, I thought I would recover a bit better, but it was not the case.”
With the pair already withdrawing, the US Open organisers confirmed America’s Danielle Collins and Christian Harrison pair as their replacement. The American pair went onto beat the pair of Ben Shelton and T Townsend in the quarterfinals and will now play Belinda Bencic and Alexander Zverev duo in the first round of the US Open 2025 mixed doubles at the Louis Armstrong Stadium on Wednesday, August 20.
