Novak Djokovic, Dominic Thiem, Stan Wawrinka and David Goffin are all going to miss the Rogers Cup in Toronto this year.
Novak Djokovic is currently in Tokyo, where he is about to start his campaign to win the elusive gold. The Serbian sensation has stated many times that he will have to adapt his schedules in the future to keep his body ready for the big competitions. Therefore, Novak has decided not to play in Toronto.
That situation is different for Dominic Thiem, Stan Wawrinka, and David Goffin, who will miss the prestigious tournament in Canada because they are injured.
The defending champion is Rafael Nadal, who defeated Daniil Medvedev in 2019 6-3 6-0 in the finals. The Rogers Cup was not staged in 2020 because of the global pandemic
Novak Djokovic in 2021
Ranked world no.1, Novak played his last match on the 11th of July when he defeated world no.8 Matteo Berrettini 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4 6-3 in the final in Wimbledon to win his 85th career title.
Until now, during this year the Serbian has managed to achieve a composed 34-3 win-loss record. The Serbian clinched 4 titles in 2021 at the Australian Open, in Belgrade, at the French Open and in Wimbledon. The Serbian was the runner-up in Rome.
Dominic Thiem in 2021
Ranked no.6, the Austrian played his last match on the 22nd of June when he had to retire when playing against world no.41 Adrian Mannarino in the 2nd round and the scoreline was 2-5 .
This season Thiem has a 9-9 match record. Dominic Thiem’s most significant accomplishment of this season was reaching the semifinal in Madrid.
Novak Djokovic and Dominic Thiem fought against each other 12 times. Their actual record is 7-5 for Djokovic. The last time they competed against each other, Dominic Thiem won 7-5 6-7(10) 7-6(5) in the semifinal in London (Nitto ATP Finals) in November 2020.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.
Stan Wawrinka in 2021
Ranked no.29, Wawrinka played his last match on the 9th of March when he lost to world no.51 Harris Lloyd 7-6(3) 6-7(6) 7-5 in the 1st round in Doha (draw).
Presently, during this year the Swiss has a 3-3 record.
David Goffin in 2021
Now the world no.20, David played his last match on the 14th of June when he had to retire when playing against world no.88 Corentin Moutet in the 1st round and the scoreline was 1-6 7-5 0-0 .
This season David has a 14-13 match record. The Belgian conquered 1 title in Montpellier.
Stan Wawrinka and David Goffin played each other 5 times. The head to head is 3-2 for Wawrinka. The last time they played, David Goffin won 4-6 6-0 6-2 in the 1st round in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia) in May 2019.
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