Tennis Canada has just announced the top seeds for the Rogers Cup. This special event is played in the same week in Montreal and Toronto. This year, the WTA tournament will be staged in Montreal while the ATP Tour will enjoy the crowd in Toronto.
Novak Djokovic decided not to play the Rogers Cup to recover after he competed in Tokyo for the Olympic Games. The good news is that Roger Federer will play in Toronto alongside Rafael Nadal. Daniil Medvedev will be the top seed.
These are all the seeds in Toronto.
| SEEDS | PLAYER | RANKING |
| 1 | Daniil Medvedev (RUS) | 2 |
| 2 | Rafael Nadal (ESP) | 3 |
| 3 | Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) | 4 |
| 4 | Alexander Zverev (GER) | 5 |
| 5 | Andrey Rublev (RUS) | 7 |
| 6 | Matteo Berrettini (ITA) | 8 |
| 7 | Roger Federer (SUI) | 9 |
| 8 | Denis Shapovalov (CAN) | 10 |
| 9 | Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) | 11 |
| 10 | Casper Ruud (NOR) | 12 |
| 11 | Hubert Hurkacz (POL) | 13 |
| 12 | Diego Schwartzman (ARG) | 14 |
| 13 | Félix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) | 15 |
| 14 | Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) | 16 |
| 15 | Gael Monfils (FRA) | 17 |
| 16 | Alex de Minaur (AUS) | 18 |
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Novak Djokovic in 2021
Currently ranked no.1, Djokovic played his last match on the 31st of July when he surrendered to world no.11 Pablo Carreno-Busta 6-4 6-7(6) 6-3 in the Bro. in Tokyo (draw).
At the moment, during this season the Serbian owns a 38-5 match record. Novak clinched 4 titles in 2021 at the Australian Open, in Belgrade, at the French Open and in Wimbledon. The Serbian got to the final in Rome.
Rafael Nadal in 2021
Now the world no.3, Rafael played his last match on the 11th of June when he lost to world no.1 Novak Djokovic 3-6 6-3 7-6(4) 6-2 in the semifinal in French Open (draw).
Currently, during this season Nadal has achieved a compiled 23-4 match record. Rafael has won 2 titles in 2021 in Barcelona and in Rome.
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal played each other 58 times. The head to head is 30-28 for Djokovic. Previously, the last time when they competed against each other, Novak Djokovic won 3-6 6-3 7-6(4) 6-2 in the semifinal in Paris (French Open) on the 11th of June 2021.
Here are the video highlights.
Roger Federer in 2021
Ranked no.9, the Swiss played his last match on the 7th of July when he surrendered to world no.13 Hubert Hurkacz 6-3 7-6(4) 6-0 in the quarter in Wimbledon (draw).
At present, during this year Roger has a 9-4 record.
Daniil Medvedev in 2021
Now the world no.2 (career-high), Daniil played his last match on the 29th of July when he capitulated to world no.11 Pablo Carreno-Busta 6-2 7-6(5) in the quarter in Tokyo (draw).
At the moment, during this season Daniil has a 32-9 match record. Daniil has won 2 titles in 2021 in Marseille and in Mallorca. The Russian was the runner-up at the Australian Open.
Roger Federer and Daniil Medvedev played each other 3 times. The head to head is 3-0 for Federer. Previously, the last time they locked horns, Roger Federer won 6-4 6-2 in the 4th round in Miami (Miami Open) in March 2019.
