There have also been some significant withdrawals from the WTA<\/a> tournament, with Mirra Andreeva now looking to be fit in time for the US Open<\/a>.<\/p>\n Andreeva is not the only player seemingly struggling with injury, as an ATP<\/a> player has now also made a last-minute withdrawal from the Cincinnati Open<\/a>.<\/p>\n The latest player to withdraw from the Cincinnati Open is world number 24 Francisco Cerundolo<\/a>.<\/p>\n Cerundolo was forced to retire with an abdominal injury<\/a> in his fourth round match at the Canadian Open<\/a> against Alexander Zverev<\/a>.<\/p>\n It appears that this abdominal issue is still continuing to bother the Argentinian, as he has now withdrawn from the Cincinnati Open.<\/p>\n As the draw for the tournament had already taken place, Cerundolo will now be replaced by a lucky loser.<\/p>\n Cincinnati update: \u2014 Entry List Updates (@EntryLists) August 5, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n View Tweet<\/p>\n It is unclear as to how severe this injury problem is for Cerundolo, but he will only lose 10 ranking points from last year.<\/p>\n Cerundolo has played the Cincinnati Open three times before, but he has never won a single match at the Masters 1000 tournament.<\/p>\n How many ATP players have now withdrawn from the Cincinnati Open so far this year?<\/p>\n Cerundolo is one of many players to have pulled out of the Cincinnati Open this year, with there now being 12 ATP players on the withdrawal list.<\/p>\n The highest ranked player on this list is Jack Draper, who is missing the Cincinnati Open<\/a> due to an arm injury.<\/p>\n After Wimbledon I picked up an injury in my left arm, nothing serious, but I have to make sure it recovers fully for the rest of the season. Unfortunately, I won\u2019t be able to compete in Toronto and Cincinnati\u2026. See you in NYC !<\/p>\n \u2014 jack draper (@jackdraper0) July 20, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n View Tweet<\/p>\n One player is already confirmed to miss the entire North American hard court swing, with Grigor Dimitrov already out of the US Open<\/a> due to a pectoral injury he suffered at Wimbledon<\/a>.<\/p>\n Former Cincinnati Open finalist Nick Kyrgios, who has admitted he is approaching retirement<\/a>, has also withdrawn from the Masters 1000 tournament due to continued physical issues.<\/p>\n ATP Players who have withdrawn from the Cincinnati OpenRankingJack DraperNo.5Novak DjokovicNo.6Grigor Dimitrov No.20Francisco CerundoloNo.24Alexander BublikNo.25Sebastian KordaNo.33Hubert HurkaczNo.37Matteo BerrettiniNo.57Quentin HalysNo.69Laslo DjereNo.70Jenson BrooksbyNo.102 (Protected Ranking \u2013 No.52)Nick KyrgiosNo.642 (Protected Ranking \u2013 No.21)<\/p>\n Injury is not the only reason that players have withdrawn from the Cincinnati Open this year, with in-form player Alexander Bublik missing both Toronto and Cincinnati<\/a> due to a cited schedule change.<\/p>\n The main draw of the Cincinnati Open will get underway without these 12 players on Thursday, August 7.<\/p>\n ![\"Francisco](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2228261084-1-1024x683.jpg\")
Photo by Matthew Stockman\/Getty ImagesFrancisco Cerundolo withdraws from the Cincinnati Open<\/p>\n
OUT: F. Cerundolo
IN: Lucky Loser<\/p>\n