{"id":65039,"date":"2025-08-12T22:31:04","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T22:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/65039\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T22:31:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T22:31:04","slug":"grigor-dimitrovs-replacement-at-the-us-open-has-been-named-as-former-top-20-player-with-two-atp-titles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/65039\/","title":{"rendered":"Grigor Dimitrov&#8217;s replacement at the US Open has been named as former top 20 player with two ATP titles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Grigor Dimitrov is among the high-profile players set to miss the US Open this year, having last taken to the court at Wimbledon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/grigor-dimitrov\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dimitrov<\/a> was on the verge of a famous round of 16 win over Jannik Sinner, but retired hurt after injuring his pectoral muscle.<\/p>\n<p>The former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/atp\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ATP<\/a> number three has been limited to just 28 matches this season, and frustratingly remains sidelined for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n<p>Injury scares have been a common theme across the ATP and WTA tours ahead of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/us-open\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">US Open<\/a>, led by world number seven Qinwen Zheng.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/top-10-wta-player-confirms-shes-undergone-surgery-and-will-be-ruled-out-of-action-for-a-while\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zheng has undergone surgery<\/a> just before the Grand Slam, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/paula-badosa-shares-emotional-message-on-social-media-amid-injury-struggles\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Paula Badosa remains absent<\/a> amid her ongoing injury struggles.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2223997445-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Jannik Sinner takes an injured Grigor Dimitrov under his arm at Wimbledon in 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-109392\" \/>Photo by Shi Tang\/Getty ImagesGrigor Dimitrov\u2019s US Open replacement named<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/top-30-wta-player-confirms-shell-be-playing-at-the-us-open-despite-injury-scare\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marta Kostyuk is set to play at the US Open<\/a> despite her injury issues at the Cincinnati Open, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/atp-top-20-player-suggests-hes-playing-the-us-open-despite-retiring-from-his-first-match-at-the-cincinnati-open\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alejandro Davidovich Fokina suggesting his US Open presence<\/a> despite also retiring hurt in Cincinnati.<\/p>\n<p>But definitely out of action in New York is Dimitrov, who will be replaced at Flushing Meadows by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/alejandro-tabilo\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alejandro Tabilo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/two-superstar-mixed-doubles-teams-have-now-withdrawn-from-the-us-open-event-after-the-full-entry-list-is-announced\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Two superstar mixed doubles teams have now withdrawn from the US Open event after the full entry list is announced<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old Chilean once reached number 19 in the ATP Tour rankings, but currently occupies 103rd place.<\/p>\n<p>Next in line for a spot at the fourth and final Grand Slam of the 2025 season is ATP number 106 Brandon Holt.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">US Open update:<br \/>OUT: Dimitrov<br \/>IN: Tabilo<br \/>Next: Holt<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Entry List Updates (@EntryLists) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EntryLists\/status\/1955257356637315555?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">August 12, 2025<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p> What ATP titles has Alejandro Tabilo won in his career?<\/p>\n<p>Tabilo is currently preparing for the US Open at a challenger event in Cancun, where he takes on Francesco Passaro first up.<\/p>\n<p>That move comes after the Chilean took on the Cincinnati Open, where Tabilo lost his opener to Roman Safiullin.<\/p>\n<p>YearTitlesTournaments20242Mallorca (Outdoor\/Grass)<br \/>Auckland (Outdoor\/Hard)Alejandro Tabilo ATP titles<\/p>\n<p>He boasts two ATP titles from his career so far, having also lost two finals in Santiago and Cordoba in 2024 and 2022 respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Tabilo ironically lost to Dimitrov in Monte Carlo earlier this year, having previously picked up impressive wins against Novak Djokovic and Stan Wawrinka.<\/p>\n<p>The Chilean is now set for just his third appearance at the US Open, where he has never made it beyond the second round.<\/p>\n<p>This year, he suffered first and second round exits at the Australian Open and French Open respectively, then missed Wimbledon with injury.<\/p>\n<p>  <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Grigor Dimitrov is among the high-profile players set to miss the US Open this year, having last 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