In a month’s time, the US Open will be underway at Flushing Meadows in New York.
Thousands will flock through the gates to witness the pulsating on-court action from the world’s best players.
It remains to be seen which ATP and WTA players will make their way through the field to lift the title inside Arthur Ashe stadium.
But one player who has competed in the US Open on 14 previous occasions will not be part of the field in 2025.
Photo by Shi Tang/Getty ImagesGrigor Dimitrov is out of the 2025 US Open due to injury
The 2025 US Open will take place without a former semifinalist at the event, Grigor Dimitrov.
The Bulgarian was facing a battle to be fit for the Grand Slam following the injury he sustained at Wimbledon.
The former top 10 player won the first two sets of his quarterfinal against Jannik Sinner at the All-England Club, before Dimitrov tore his pectoral muscle, which forced him to retire from the match at 2-2 in the third set.
As Dimitrov continues to recover, Bulgarian news outlet Tenniscafe reported that Dimitrov’s manager Georgi Stoimenov told the publication that the 34-year-old will miss the US Open.
This will bring a run of 58 consecutive Grand Slam appearances to an end, a streak which commenced at the 2011 Australian Open and ended at Wimbledon this July.
Photo by Hugo Hu/Getty ImagesGrigor Dimitrov is expected to be out of action until at least the Asian swing
Given his form at Wimbledon before he suffered injury, he will be devastated to miss the US Open.
His run of 58 successive Grand Slam events was the longest among active players and the fifth longest of all time.
Tenniscafe also reported that Dimitrov and his team are hoping he will be back on court for the Asian tennis tournaments in October.
However his condition is being monitored and Dimitrov will certainly have the fire within to hit the ground running when he returns.