Denis Shapovalov will not play at the US Open. The Richmond Hill, Ontario tennis player made the announcement on social media on Wednesday.

Shapovalov said he was doing everything he could to be healthy for this final Grand Slam tournament of the season, which starts on August 28, but he needed more time to recover from a knee injury.

Due to the same injury, the 24-year-old tennis player also gave up participating in the last National Bank Open in Toronto.

Currently ranked 22nd^e In the world, Denis Shapovalov has not played since the Wimbledon tournament, where he lost in four sets to Roman Safiullin on July 3.

It’s unclear if he can return to action at the Davis Cup in Bologna, Italy – where Canada are the defending champions and the games take place September 12-17.

Among the guests were Wozniacki, Venus Williams and Isner

Former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki, seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams and veteran John Isner received an invitation to the US Open on Wednesday, tournament organizers announced on Wednesday.

Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki, 33 years old and back to 635^e 1st in the WTA Rankings, will be making her first Grand Slam appearance since the 2020 Australian Open. Retired since that tournament, she gave birth to two children before returning to the Montreal courts in early August. Wozniacki, winner of the 2018 Australian Open, reached the final of the New York tournament in 2009 and 2014.

At 43, Venus Williams turns 24^e Main draw appearance at Flushing Meadows where she won back-to-back titles in 2000 and 2001. Down to 533^e 1st place in the WTA rankings, she missed six months of competition this season due to injury. But the eldest of the Williams sisters earned her first win against a top-20 opponent in four years in Cincinnati on Monday, dismissing the 14^e World player Veronika Kudermetova.

Americans John Isner, 38 and 106^e world player, turns 17^e Appearing in New York, where he reached the quarterfinals in 2011 and 2018.

Frenchman Benjamin Bonzi (101) is also on the guest list.^e) and Australia’s Rinky Hijikata (110^e), and the French Fiona Ferro (252^e) and Australia’s Storm Hunter (165^e).

With Agence France-Presse

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