The ATP1000 that will be staged in Toronto next week has been losing a lot of important players. Novak Djokovic already stated that it was not his intention to play in Canada this year after the Olympic Games. Roger Federer also has announced his retirement from both Toronto and Cincinnati because of his knee injury. There are some doubts about the participation of Rafael Nadal, who is currently having a tough run at the ATP 500 in Washington.
Alexander Zverev
Alexander Zverev has now announced that he also will not play in Toronto since he still needs to recover from the effort demanded to win the gold medal at the Olympic Games in Tokyo.
This was Zverev’s statement:
“I regret to inform you that, unfortunately, I have to withdraw from the National Bank Open in Toronto.
Due to the intense past couple of weeks and my incredible experience at the Olympics, I need to recover so that I can hopefully be at my best for the remainder of the U.S. summer swing. It was a difficult decision for me as I have had great memories from Canada and I can’t wait to be back next year!”
Matteo Berrettini, Pablo Carreno-Busta and Milos Raonic will also skip the ATP1000 in Canada.
Alexander Zverev in 2021
Currently the world no.5, the German played his last match on the 1st of August when he overcame world no.25 Karen Khachanov 6-3 6-1 in the final in Tokyo to win his 16th career title.
Presently, during this year the German has a compiled 33-11 record. Alexander clinched 3 titles in 2021 in Acapulco, in Madrid and in Tokyo.
Matteo Berrettini in 2021
Ranked no.8 (career-high), Matteo played his last match on the 11th of July when he was defeated by world no.1 Novak Djokovic 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4 6-3 in the final in Wimbledon (draw).
This year Berrettini achieved a compiled 32-7 win-loss record. Matteo clinched 2 titles in 2021 in Belgrade and in London. The Italian was the finalist in Madrid and in Wimbledon.
Alexander Zverev and Matteo Berrettini played each other 4 times. Their current head to head is 3-1 for Zverev. Previously, the last time when they squared off, Alexander Zverev won 6-7(8) 6-4 6-3 in the final in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) on the 9th of May 2021.
Here the highlights.
Pablo Carreno-Busta in 2021
Currently the world no.11, Pablo played his last match on the 31st of July when he beat world no.1 Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-7(6) 6-3 in the Bro. in Tokyo (draw).
Currently, during this year Pablo has a 28-10 match record. Pablo has won 2 titles in 2021 in Marbella and in Hamburg.
Roger Federer in 2021
Ranked world no.9, the Swiss played his last match on the 7th of July when he lost to world no.13 Hubert Hurkacz 6-3 7-6(4) 6-0 in the quarter in Wimbledon (draw).
During this season Roger has a 9-4 win-loss record.
Pablo Carreno-Busta and Roger Federer played each other once. The head to head is 1-0 for Federer. When they played, Roger Federer won 6-2 6-2 6-3 in the 1st round in Paris (French Open) in May 2013.
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