Tennis fans got treated to pure magic at the US Open mixed doubles, but sometimes even wizardry can’t save you from a disappointing exit. Carlos Alcaraz pulled off what might be the shot of the tournament – maybe the year – leaving his partner Emma Raducanu looking like she’d just witnessed actual sorcery.

The No. 1-ranked Sinner, the defending champion in singles at Flushing Meadows, was supposed to compete in mixed doubles with Katerina Siniakova.

Follow live coverage of the U.S. Open mixed doubles Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from the U.S. Open mixed doubles, which begins Aug. 19 in New York. The men’s world No. 1 in singles retired after five games of his Cincinnati Open final against Carlos Alcaraz due to illness,

The signs are positive for the defending US Open champion Jannik Sinner as he looks to recover in time to be at his best for Flushing Meadows.

No one will be getting an early glimpse at the men’s world No.1 singles player in Flushing this year, nor an 11-time Grand Slam doubles champion.

T he blossoming rivalry between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner continued this week at the Cincinnati Open, as the world's two best players locked horns in an ATP final for a fifth consecutive time.