{"id":55024,"date":"2026-08-21T17:12:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T17:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/tennis\/55024\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T17:12:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T17:12:09","slug":"updated-2026-us-open-odds-after-surprise-jannik-sinner-withdrawal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/tennis\/55024\/","title":{"rendered":"Updated 2026 US Open odds after surprise Jannik Sinner withdrawal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are just over one week away from the start of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/category\/tennis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">2026 US Open<\/a> at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, New York City, and there has been a major shake-up in the men\u2019s bracket. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Friday, August 21, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/tag\/jannik-sinner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">World No. 1 Jannik Sinner<\/a> announced that he has been <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/janniksin\/status\/2090800144782414155?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">forced to withdraw due to a knee injury<\/a>. He shared the news in a brief statement on social media. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEven though I have been working hard with my team and my medical staff, we have now had to make the difficult decision that I will not be able to compete at the US Open this year,\u201d Sinner wrote on X. \u201cWe have been back on court in Monte Carlo over the last couple of days and have realised that I still need more time to recover from my right knee issue. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/tennis-star-genie-bouchard-espn-gig-2026-us-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Tennis star Genie Bouchard lands ESPN gig for 2026 US Open<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m obviously very sad and disappointed, as New York has a special place in my heart. I was very much looking forward to coming back and playing in the electric atmosphere in front of the great fans there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img data-od-added-loading=\"\" data-od-removed-fetchpriority=\"high\" data-od-replaced- data-od-xpath=\"\/HTML\/BODY\/DIV[@class='elementor elementor-68004 elementor-location-single post-219466 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-tennis tag-carlos-alcaraz tag-featured tag-jannik-sinner tag-tennis tag-us-open mv-content-wrapper']\/*[3][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[2][self::DIV]\/*[2][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[6][self::FIGURE]\/*[1][self::PICTURE]\/*[2][self::IMG]\" loading=\"lazy\" data-wp-picture-wrapped=\"\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1509\" height=\"1920\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/tennis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TENNIS-32.jpg\" alt=\"Tennis: The Wimbledon Championships\" class=\"wp-image-219489\" \/>Jul 10, 2026; London, United Kingdom; Jannik Sinner of Italy celebrates winning his semifinal match against Novak Djokovic of Serbia on day 12 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.  Mandatory Credit: Susan Mullane-Imagn Images Credit: IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect (Reuters)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/betting\/us-open-odds-2025-jannik-sinner-favored-to-win-second-straight-grand-slam-01k02gn957t6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Sinner was a +125 favorite to win the tournament<\/a> before his announcement, so now the oddsmakers had to shift their lines. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/carlos-alcaraz-confirms-he-will-play-2026-us-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Carlos Alcaraz<\/a>, who was sitting at +175 with Sinner still in the field, is now an overwhelming +140 favorite, followed by Alexander Zverev at +300.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The US Open main draw starts on Sunday, August 30, 2026, with the men\u2019s singles final set for Sunday, September 13.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How does the field stack up without Sinner in the way?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A closer look at the updated 2026 US Open odds can be seen below, via <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.draftkings.com\/leagues\/tennis\/us-open-men\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">DraftKings Sportsbook<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/us-open-drawing-criticism-price-ground-passes-tickets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">US Open drawing criticism for price of ground passes, tickets<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated 2026 US Open Odds \u2013 Friday, August 21<\/p>\n<p><img data-od-replaced- data-od-xpath=\"\/HTML\/BODY\/DIV[@class='elementor elementor-68004 elementor-location-single post-219466 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-tennis tag-carlos-alcaraz tag-featured tag-jannik-sinner tag-tennis tag-us-open mv-content-wrapper']\/*[3][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[2][self::DIV]\/*[2][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[13][self::FIGURE]\/*[1][self::PICTURE]\/*[2][self::IMG]\" loading=\"lazy\" data-wp-picture-wrapped=\"\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/tennis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TENNIS-31.jpg\" alt=\"Tennis: Miami Open\" class=\"wp-image-219477\" \/>Mar 22, 2026; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) reacts after winning a game against Sebastian Korda (USA) (not pictured) on day six of the 2026 Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images Credit: IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect (Reuters)<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Carlos Alcaraz +140 <\/li>\n<li>Alexander Zverev +300 <\/li>\n<li>Ben Shelton +750 <\/li>\n<li>Novak Djokovic +750 <\/li>\n<li>Taylor Fritz +1000 <\/li>\n<li>Rafael Jodar +1100 <\/li>\n<li>Arthur Fils +2200 <\/li>\n<li>Felix Auger Aliassime +2500 <\/li>\n<li>Daniil Medvedev +2500 <\/li>\n<li>Joao Fonseca +3000 <\/li>\n<li>Jakub Mensik +3000 <\/li>\n<li>Flavio Cobolli +3500 <\/li>\n<li>Tommy Paul +4000 <\/li>\n<li>Frances Tiafoe +4000<\/li>\n<li>Brandon Nakashima +5000 <\/li>\n<li>Lorenzo Musetti +5000 <\/li>\n<li>Alex De Minaur +5000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.1800gambler.net\/help\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">1-800-GAMBLER<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/subscribe\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Enjoy free coverage of the top news &amp; trending stories with The Big Lead Newsletter <\/a>\u2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We are just over one week away from the start of the 2026 US Open at the USTA&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":55025,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[271,723,219,28,463],"class_list":["post-55024","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-us-open","tag-carlos-alcaraz","tag-featured","tag-jannik-sinner","tag-tennis","tag-us-open"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55024","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55024"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55024\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55025"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55024"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55024"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55024"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}