Sinner withdraws from Cincinnati with right knee injury
- World No. 1 cites knee injury after consulting medical team
- Joins Alcaraz in missing Cincinnati ahead of US Open
- Third tournament skipped following Wimbledon as recovery prioritized
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- TourATP8 Aug 2026
Fonseca advances to Montreal last 16, faces Shelton
- Brazilian teen defeated Casper Ruud 7-6(6), 6-3 in third round
- Third Masters 1000 last-16 appearance for 19-year-old in 2026
- Sets up blockbuster Sunday matchup with defending champion Ben Shelton
Alcaraz returns at Cincinnati after wrist injury
- Carlos Alcaraz entered Cincinnati Open as comeback event from right wrist injury
- Missed three months including French Open, Wimbledon and Canadian Open
- Tournament runs August 8-23 as final prep before US Open on August 30
Djokovic withdraws from Cincinnati Open
- Novak Djokovic withdrew from Cincinnati citing non-medical reasons
- 39-year-old now absent from consecutive Masters 1000 events before US Open
- Will target US Open directly as final Grand Slam of season
Cincinnati Open set for August 8-23
- Masters 1000 features Sinner, Alcaraz, Djokovic, Swiatek, Gauff, and ten former champions
- Alcaraz returning after April injury absence to compete for first time since Barcelona
- Sinner leads with six 2026 titles including all five Masters 1000s thus far
- TourWTA6 Aug 2026
Sabalenka and Swiatek advance at Toronto
- Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek both reached Toronto fourth round
- Swiatek delivered opening-set bagel against Bejlek 6-0, 6-3
- Top seeds safely advancing through early rounds at National Bank Open
- PlayersATP6 Aug 2026
Alcaraz absent from Cincinnati due to wrist injury
- World No. 3 withdrew from hard-court swing after April injury shutdown
- Playing first time since April when wrist injury forced break
- Djokovic, Sinner also withdrew from Montreal; Zverev top seed
- TourWTA5 Aug 2026
Sabalenka and Swiatek advance in Toronto
- World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek both won on August 4-5 despite early resistance
- Svitolina stages comeback win over Bouzas Maneiro in 2.5 hour battle
- Top seeds progressing on hard court before Cincinnati, US Open
- TourATP5 Aug 2026
Griekspoor stuns Zverev at Montreal Open
- Tallon Griekspoor defeated top seed Alexander Zverev 6-7, 6-2, 6-4
- First No. 1 seed upset at Montreal since Kyrgios beat Medvedev in 2022
- Major upset in prep tournament before Cincinnati and US Open
Alcaraz withdraws from Cincinnati Open due to wrist injury
- World No. 3 pulls out of last major tuneup before US Open
- Still recovering from April right wrist injury in Barcelona
- Has been sidelined for over four months, missing French Open and Wimbledon