Marin Cilic, the 2014 U.S. Open champion, and Denis Shapovalov will miss the U.S. Open match this 12 months due to knee accidents.
Cilic used his title in Flushing Meadows and runner-up finishes at Wimbledon in 2017 and the Australian Open in 2018 to succeed in as excessive as No. 3 within the rating. However the Croatian has fallen to No. 121 this week after taking part in in simply two matches — none in Grand Slam tournaments — this 12 months.
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Shapovalov hasn’t performed since a fourth-round loss at Wimbledon to Roman Safiullin on July 9. He had reached the semifinals there two years earlier for his finest Grand Slam outcome.
The Canadian wrote in a social media submit on Wednesday that he had accomplished every part attainable to be wholesome for the August 28 begin of play however that his knee wanted extra time.
“That grand slam vitality, particularly in NYC, is in contrast to the rest and I’m actually going to overlook taking part in in entrance of the wonderful followers there this 12 months!” he added, together with an emoji of a damaged coronary heart.
Shapovalov’s finest U.S. Open end was the quarterfinals in 2020. He’s presently ranked twenty second after reaching as excessive as No. 10. Soonwoo Kwon of South Korea and Attila Balazs of Hungary moved into the primary draw.