Cameron Norrie has sparked fears that he may not be fit enough to compete at the US Open by pulling out of his second tournament in the space of four days. The 28-year-old has endured a troubled 2024 campaign, with injuries stopping him from playing at a number of events.

Norrie was recently forced to give up his Olympic dream, withdrawing from his first-round match against Tallon Griekspoor due to an unspecified injury. The LTA confirmed that he was not fit enough to represent Team GB in Paris but did not specify the nature of the problem.

Earlier this week, the former Wimbledon semi-finalist pulled out of the Canadian Open and was replaced by James Duckworth in the main draw. It has now emerged that Norrie will not be playing at the Cincinnati Open ahead of the US Open starting later this month.

He was removed from the Cincinnati entry list on Saturday with Miomir Kecmanovic taking his place. It remains to be seen if he will decide to compete at the US Open, with his injury still causing him problems ahead of the final Grand Slam of the year.

Norrie has not played a competitive match since losing to Rafael Nadal at the Swedish Open in the middle of July. He recently said that he was looking to battle Jack Draper to fill the void left by Andy Murray’s retirement by emerging as the new face of British tennis.

“I would love that to happen and it’s definitely possible,” said Norrie. “I know Jack has an incredibly high level of tennis but we’ve got to get the most out of ourselves to make it happen. He has matured so much and I would like to be competing at the highest level of the game against each other.”

Norrie will be hoping to steer clear of any further injury setbacks when he eventually returns to fitness after missing the Cincinnati Open. He played through pain while battling a separate wrist problem at the Australian Open in January, where he was beaten by Alexander Zverev in the fourth round.