Grigor Dimitrov Withdraws from US Open Due to Injury
Tennis player Grigor Dimitrov, a Grand Slam semi-finalist on three occasions, has withdrawn from the US Open. The news comes after a chest muscle injury he suffered just over a month ago during his match against Jannik Sinner at Wimbledon.
Dimitrov’s exit from the All England Club on July 7th, where he was forced to retire from the match after winning the first two sets, represents his fifth consecutive time in a Grand Slam tournament that he fails to complete a match. This situation also occurred at the Australian Open in January and the French Open in May, in addition to Wimbledon and the US Open last year.
In last year’s US Open, Dimitrov retired in the quarterfinals, when he was losing 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 4-1 against Frances Tiafoe.
Dimitrov reached the US Open semi-finals in 2019, the Australian Open in 2017 and Wimbledon in 2014.
His highest ranking was number 3 in the world, he is currently ranked number 21.
With Dimitrov’s withdrawal, Alejandro Tabilo gets a place in the men’s singles draw, which will begin on August 24.
In the event of another player withdrawing, Brandon Holt would be next to enter the tournament. Holt surprised Taylor Fritz at Flushing Meadows in 2022, and his mother is two-time US Open champion Tracy Austin.
