Carlos Alcaraz Officially Withdraws from the Canadian Open Days After Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic Did the Same

Carlos Alcaraz is expected to return to tour at the Cincinnati Open following Canadian Open withdrawal.

Carlos Alcaraz Officially Withdraws from the Canadian Open Days After Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic Did the Same

Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic (via The Tennis Letter)

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Carlos Alcaraz has announced that he will not compete at the Canadian Open in Toronto, just days after Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner pulled out of the same event. The former World No.1 becomes the fourth player in the top 7 to withdraw from the Masters tournament. He revealed that he’s currently dealing with a muscle issue.

Alcaraz’s withdrawal doesn’t come as a surprise to the tennis world as he was advised by Alex Corretja to do so following his loss to Sinner at Wimbledon. The 22-year-old was on a 24-match winning streak on tour and a 20-match winning run at the All England Club before falling to Sinner in four sets.

However, before that, Alcaraz dominated the tour for three months, first winning the Monte Carlo Masters after beating Lorenzo Musetti in three sets. The Spaniard then reached the final of the Barcelona Open before beating Sinner to win the Italian Open. He overcame the Italian again at the French Open three weeks later.

The five-time Grand Slam winner then claimed his second Queen’s Club Championship after beating Jiri Lehecka in the final. But his hopes of winning his sixth Grand Slam were crushed by Sinner at Wimbledon, who earned his revenge for the French Open loss. With a congested schedule, Alcaraz now eyes a longer rest before opening his North American hard-court season.

Alcaraz revealed that in a statement on X, stressing that he needed more time to recover physically and mentally for the second half of the season. He added that he’s currently dealing with a muscle issue.

After many consecutive weeks of competition without rest, I will not be able to play in Toronto this year. I have small muscles issues and I need to recover physically and mentally for what comes next. To the tournament and to my fans in Canada I am very sorry, I will see you next year @NBOtoronto.

Alcaraz didn’t compete at the Canadian Open last year, so he has no points to defend. He withdrew from the tournament in 2024 after claiming a silver medal at the Paris Olympics. Meanwhile, Sinner reached the quarter-finals of the tournament last year, which means he will drop 200 points, while Djokovic will not drop any points, having nothing to defend at the Masters event.

Top journalist feels tour schedule has led to Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner withdrawal from the Canadian Open

For the past two seasons, many players have complained about the hectic tennis schedule on tour. That has seen players suffer injuries and has also given rise to the number of withdrawals from tournaments.

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Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz (Image via Wimbledon)

Not only that, most 1000-level tournaments have become 10-day event instead of the previous 6-day event. During a discussion on The Tennis Podcast, renowned sports reporter Catherine Whitaker discussed the recent withdrawals from the Masters tournament in Toronto. She feels that the schedule has decimated the tournament.

It’s a decimated field and it’s now a 10-day event, and it just feels… and I don’t think that’s accidental by the way that Canada and Cincinnati have become 10-day events. I do think that is more likely to lead to these kind of pull-outs, but it’s a tough scene, isn’t it? I find myself more pumped for Washington this week for all the reasons you described earlier than for Canada – the bigger event in a week’s time.

Additionally, British star Jack Draper announced his withdrawal from the Canadian Open on Sunday (July 20). In the women’s circuit, Aryna Sabalenka too has announced that she will not compete at the Canadian Open. The WTA World No.1 had suffered a disappointing loss at the Wimbledon Championship against Amanda Anisimova in the semi-finals.

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