Jannik Sinner pulled out of the U.S. Open mixed doubles competition, which opens Tuesday, because of an illness.
The World No. 1, Sinner retired in the final of the Cincinnati Open on Monday against Carlos Alcaraz after just five games because he was ill.
Sinner was set to play with Katerina Siniakova, the No. 2 women’s doubles player in the world. The duo’s opening match was scheduled for Tuesday against Belinda Bencic of Switzerland and Alexander Zverev of Germany.
The Sinner-Siniakova team was replaced by Danielle Collins and Christian Harrison.
A Louisiana native, Harrison is ranked No. 17 in the world in doubles.
The U.S. Open mixed-doubles tournament is being played under a different format this year, with top singles players being paired and doubles specialists largely left out.
Defending U.S. Open mixed-doubles champions Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori of Italy received entry into the tournament and defeated the No. 2-seeded team of Taylor Fritz and Elena Rybakina in straight sets in the opening round on Tuesday.
The matches in the tournament also will feature shorter sets — four games to win instead of six — until the final round.
The event will be played over two days, with the winner crowned Wednesday, giving singles players time to reset before singles play begins Sunday.
The total purse of the two-day event is $2.35 million, with $1 million to the winning duo.
–Field Level Media
