Novak Djokovic withdrew on Monday from this week's start of the ATP Cincinnati Masters, with the pullout coming a year to the day from his Paris Olympic gold medal victory. World number one Sinner, who like Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz skipped the current ATP Toronto Masters in order to rest and recover from Wimbledon,

Novak Djokovic has not played a competitive match since Wimbledon, where he was beaten by Jannik Sinner in the semi-finals, and he has now withdrawn from the Cincinnati Open.