The high number of victims in the Canadian master’s program

The current tennis calendar in 2021 has caused so much trouble for everyone that many tennis players have had to request a break or simply stop due to physical issues. This was the main reason for the large number of tennis players who decided to go down Masters 1000 de Toronto 2021. This is the tournament in which the character of the great tennis players are hosted, so far they will only be able to count on the character Rafael Nadal, although he confirmed his existence, the Balearic Islands himself admitted that he is not 100% physical. Was it wrong to put the Masters 1000 too close to the Olympics?

In addition to the already known loss of Novak Djokovic to see off, other big names were forced to leave the Canadian Championship. Talk about guys like Roger Federer, Dominic Thiem, Alexander Zverev, Matteo Berrettini or Pablo CarinoPlayers who tend to do well in tournaments of this caliber and who in recent days have decided not to play the tournament and start preparing at least until Cincinnati. Federer is currently the only one who has confirmed that he will not be in the second Masters 1000 of this summer tour of the United States either. Below we show you the full list of players who will not play the tournament and who were originally registered in the entry list:

• Novak Djokovic (SRB)
• Alexander Zverev (ALE)
• Dominic Tim (Australia)
• Matteo Berrettini (ITA)
• Roger Federer (Switzerland)
• Pablo Carreno (Spain)
• David Goffin (Belgium)
• Milos Raonic (Canada)
• Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland)
• Borna Couric (CRO)
• Marton Fucsovics (HUN)
• Adrien Mannarino (France)
• Filip Krajinovic (SRB)
• Federico Delbonis (ARG)
• Richard Gasquet (FRA)
• Two-handed jazz (SLO)

In addition to increasing favoritism for players such as Rafael Nadal or Daniel Medvedev In this tournament, the large number of current casualties makes the second line players between the top 20 and the top 40 a great opportunity. Toronto becomes the most ideal place to take a step forward and be able to play a good role that makes it climb the positions in the leaderboard.

Restoring himself to his best is Rafael Nadal’s main objective in this North American tour of the United States. Reaching the US Open 100% is his great goal. His defeat a few days ago in the round of 16 in Washington against Lloyd Harris was very difficult and he hopes in Toronto to restore the dynamic of good results. A good role in this tournament will make him arrive excited for the last big event of the season and be able to fight back to reclaim second or third place in the rankings.

As we commented earlier, the already mentioned losses of the big names make second-line players like Denis Shapovalov, Kei Nishikori or Felix Auger-Aliassime a surprise. We cannot forget players like Stefanos Tsitsipas or Andrei Rublev who will also be some of the big names who will fight for the final title.

In the female form exactly the same thing happens in the male. With the Olympics approaching, big names like Ashleigh Barty or Naomi Osaka have decided not to travel to the US for the time being and rest a bit more after the intense weeks they’ve been through in recent months. These are the victims in the men’s lottery at WTA 1000 Montreal 2021:

• Ashleigh Barty (Australia)
• Naomi Osaka (Japan)
• Sofia Kenin (USA)
• Iga Swiatek (Poland)
• Belinda Pensik (Switzerland)
• Barbora Krejsikova (RCH)
• Jennifer Brady (USA)
• Angelique Kerber (ALE)
• Ekaterina Alexandrova (Russia)
• Marketa Vondrosova (RCH)

What is your opinion? Should the calendar have been changed and this tournament extended an extra week? Was the Olympic Games the main cause of so many casualties?