Ons Jabeur withdrawals from the US Open

Ons Jabeur has officially withdrawn from the upcoming US Open, which starts on Monday.

The 29-year-old Tunisian, Jabeur was seeded at No.17 in the women’s singles draw, which was released earlier on Thursday, but she has pulled out due to injury.

She confirmed the news of her withdrawal after reacting with a “thank you” response on a post made by the US Open official X account on Thursday night.

https://x.com/Ons_Jabeur/status/1826724491856097388?t=lD5yEXu9CnIqvDF6hJ5fgA&s=19

Belgian Elise Mertens, ranked 33rd, will take Jabeur’s seeded berth, as she is the next highest-ranked player eligible for one.

The opening round fixture for Mertens is now against Veronika Kudermetova. An alternate or lucky loser will take Mertens’s prior position in the draw. After Jabeur withdrew, the main draw for the following week will have at least one lucky loser.

Recent injuries have plagued Jabeur, the former World No. 2 in the rankings. Due to a right shoulder issue, she most recently pulled out of Cincinnati and Washington. Naomi Osaka defeated her in the first round in Toronto during her lone encounter during this summer’s hard-court swing.

Jabeur reached one of her three Grand Slam finals at the US Open in 2022, finishing runner-up to World No.1 Iga Swiatek. Jabeur also reached the Wimbledon final in both 2022 and 2023.

Jabeur has a 16-8 career main-draw win-loss record at the US Open. In addition to her 2022 final, she made the Round of 16 at last year’s edition. All told, Jabeur made the US Open third round or better in each of the last five years.