Numerous withdrawals are registered before the US Open, the last big grin tournament of the year. In addition to the world number 1, the Italian Jannik Sinner, the 1,000 Masters of Canada loses other big names.
Carlos Alcaraz’s revolt
“We play too much, at this pace they will kill us“, It was the outbreak of the Spanish Carlos Alcaraz from last year, the statement that is still relevant. Carlitos is not the only one who believes that the loaded program is one of the reasons for increasing accidents.
The withdrawal from Toronto Masters 1000 was uncertain, and last night it was formalized. The world number 2, after a sensational season on the slag and the Wimbledon final lost in front of Sinner, will return to the field of Cincinnati, the second Masters 1000 of the American tournament, which begins on August 7. There will be a single test on the hard, before the US Open, which starts on August 24th.
Alcaraz copies the rival Jannik Sinner. And they are not the only ones who retreat. Novak Djokovic, a fresh semi -finalist at Wimbledon, where he suffered an accident in the groin area, he will also be missing from Toronto.
The 38-year-old Serbian champion has decided to preserve her energy and focus on the Grand Slam tournaments.
The fourth notable absence is that of Jack Draper (23 years old, 5 ATP), who faces an injury to the left arm, which will force him to miss and Cincinnati, asking his recovery for Flushing Meadows.
Therefore, in Toronto, the number 1 series will be Alexander Zverev (28 years old, 3 ATP), who asked for the help of Toni Nadal to break the domination of the Sinner-Alcaraz binomial.
