Denis Shapovalov is pulling out of the U.S. Open.
The tennis star from Richmond Hill, Ont., made the announcement on social media Wednesday.
Shapovalov stated he had done everything he could to be healthy for the Grand Slam event, but needs more time to recover from a knee injury.
The 24-year-old had withdrawn from the recent National Bank Open in Toronto because of the same injury.
Shapovalov hasn’t played since a fourth-round loss at Wimbledon to Roman Safiullin on July 9. He had reached the semifinals there two years earlier for his best Grand Slam result.
Shapovalov’s best U.S. Open finish was the quarterfinals in 2020. He is currently ranked 22nd in the world after reaching as high as No. 10.
Despite doing everything possible to be 100% healthy in time for <a href=”https://twitter.com/usopen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@usopen</a>, my knee needs more time and I sadly have to withdraw. That…