The No. 1-ranked Sinner, the defending champion in singles at Flushing Meadows, was supposed to compete in mixed doubles with Katerina Siniakova.

No one will be getting an early glimpse at the men’s world No.1 singles player in Flushing this year, nor an 11-time Grand Slam doubles champion.

The world number one in singles with set to take part in the revamped event alongside Czechia’s Katerina Siniakova, but was forced to pull out of the competition