US Open men's title up for grabs as Sinner injury throws field wide open

Is this year's US Open men's singles tournament up for grabs? Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic joined by a host of players in the mix; watch the US Open from August 30 live on Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+, streaming service NOW and the Sky Sports app

This year's US Open men's singles tournament appears to be up for grabs with Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic joined by a whole host of players in the mix.

While world No 1 Jannik Sinner is injured, Alcaraz returns to competitive tennis at ‌Flushing Meadows, ending a more than four-month absence caused ‌by a wrist injury.

Although, some say 39-year-old Djokovic has a golden opportunity to finally land a record 25th Grand Slam singles title.

The Serb continues his attempts to break a tie with Margaret Court atop the all-time list and with Sinner's absence and Alcaraz's lingering injury concerns, this could be Djokovic's record-breaking major moment.

Alcaraz completes the career Grand Slam (youngest ever) and then gets injured and does not play the next two majors Sinner rolls through the clay season but then loses in the second round at the French Open and then eases to his second Wimbledon title Zverev finally grabs a Grand Slam title at Roland-Garros after losing three finals in the absence of Sinner and Alcaraz along the way US Open: Alcaraz returns from a long injury lay-off but now Sinner is out with a knee injury

The issue for Djokovic is that he struggled physically during his second-round defeat to Thiago Agustin Tirante at the Cincinnati Open earlier this month, so there are fears that his condition could come back to haunt him in the heat of New York.

In the 11 Grand Slams since his last trophy, Djokovic has lost nine completed matches and withdrawn or retired twice.