Djokovic pulls out of Cincinnati ahead of US Open

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August 05, 2025 08:56 IST

Novak Djokovic

IMAGE: Novak Djokovic has opted out of the US Open warm-up tournament following consecutive semi-final exits at the French Open and Wimbledon. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters

Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the Cincinnati Open for the second consecutive year, tournament organisers confirmed to US media on

Monday.

The 24-time Grand Slam champion has opted out of the US Open warm-up tournament following consecutive semi-final exits at the French Open and Wimbledon, where he was defeated on both occasions by world number one Jannik Sinner.

Djokovic also withdrew from Cincinnati last year as defending champion not long after his triumph in the singles event at the Paris Olympics.

The US Open will take place from August 24 to September 7 in New York City.

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