USO under threat as major names face injury dramas

The entry list at the upcoming US Open is weakening by the day as a handful of household names face injury threats which could keep them away when the last major of the season begins in 13 days.

While the top of the WTA draw remains relatively solid as No, 1 Aryna Sabalenka battles for points against Australian Open winner Elena Rybakina, 2021 miracle champion Emma Raducanu has already withdrawn with her near-continuous run of injuries.

The Briton has not gone past the third round since winning the major from a qualifying start half a decade ago. Her latest problem: recovering from a leg stress fracture.

Also in danger seems to be Wimbledon finalist Karolina Muchova, who has not played due to a “small surgery” the No. 7 had after her big day in July at the All England Club.

Two-time Grand Slam finalist Jasmine Paolini of Italy remains a question mark due to a foot injury; she has not played since Wimbledon .

The men’s draw in New York could be seriously hit if injuries to world No. 1 Jannik Sinner and No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz do not heal.

Sinner skipped the entire North American harcourt tune-up after various precautionary medical checks in Italy and what has been reported as a knee worry.

Sinner pulled out of Cincinnati and explained: “My right knee has been bothering me, and even though we have been working hard with my medical team, I have to accept that I’m not ready to compete yet.”

Alcaraz hurt his wrist last April in Barcelona and has filled some of his time by ordering a pricey yacht in March 2026, officially commissioning a custom Sunreef 88 catamaran a sleek 27-metre luxury powercat valued at approximately Euros €9-10 million and growing out his formerly silver-tinted hair.

The Spaniard has been training lightly for weeks but no solid information on his Open plans has yet emerged.

The elite pair remain in the Flushing Meadows entry list with last-minute pulls not out of the question as the days tick by.

Another huge question mark is Holger Rune, who busted an Achilles tendon last October in Stockholm, undergoing surgery and rehabbing ever since.

The Dane had first sought a May comeback and then hoped to be ready for the ongoing Cincinnati Masters.

He is now pointing towards a possible Open return. He recently issued a statement on “withdrawing from the US Open” due to his “horror injury”

Main photo:- US Open absentee has replicated his idol Rafa Nadal by ordering a luxury €9 million Sunreef88 yacht.