Carlos Alcaraz became the latest name of the awnings, which became the Canadian Open next week in Toronto and joined the increasingly profile list of absent, which already include Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner and Jack Draper. World No. 2 quoted muscle fatigue and the need to recover after a difficult section of tournaments, which ended with its finalization on Sinner in the Wimbledon final at the beginning of this month.
“I’m really sad that I have to miss the National Bank Open in Toronto,” Alcaraz said in a statement issued by the organizers of the tournament. “I tried to get the best to be ready for the tournament because it’s the one I really enjoy playing, but for me it comes too early when I recover after Wimbledon. Wishing I get well and look forward to being back in the Canadian courts.”
22 -year -old Spanish is in the middle of the historic season and raised titles at the Italian Open, the French Open and Queen’s Club. His winning lane with 24 matches was ended by Sinner in the All England Club, but Alcaraz’s Run at the Grand Slam final in Roland Garros and Wimbledon strengthened only one of the new generation standards.
When he comes to the social media, Alcaraz added: “After many consecutive weeks of competition without rest I will not be able to play in Toronto this year. I have small muscle problems and I have to recover physically and mentally for what will come. Tourna and my fans in Canada, I am very sorry – I will see you next year.”
The director of the tournament Karl Hale expressed his disappointment in the absence of Spain. “It is disappointing to lose Carlos’s quality players because we know that our fans are looking forward to watching him,” he said. “Although he has been on the scene for some time, he is still at the beginning of his career, and the Canadians will see a lot of opportunities in the future.”
Alcaraz, the five -time Grand Slam champion, achieved the quarterfinals in Canada last year before Tommy Paul hit. Its download means that the tournament will now be without four of the top six players in the world. Sinner pulled out to prefer his health, Djokovic recovers from the problem of weakness that was picked up during his Wimbledon semifinals, while Draper continues to fight the arms injury.
In addition, the American Sebastian Korda and Poland also withdrew Hubert Hurkacz also retreated because of his leg injuries and knees, which further exhausted the draw of men.
Despite the spitting of selections, the Canadian Open remains – which runs from 28 July to 7 August – remains a key stop for building at the US Open, which begins on August 24th.
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Published:
Saurabh Kumar
Published on:
22 July 2025
