ATP Montreal: After Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic also canceled
The number of participants for the upcoming ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Montreal is becoming increasingly clear - now Wimbledon winner Novak Djokovic has withdrawn his name.
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Jul 26, 2019, 05:11 pm
Actually, the two big hard court tournaments should be able to present the biggest players in their tableaus before the US Open. At the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Cincinnati you can be hopeful in this regard, but in Montreal it looks like a decimated field of participants. Now Novak Djokovic has canceled his start.
"I am sorry to announce that I have decided not to compete in the Rogers Cup," said Djokovic in a broadcast. “With the support of my team, I decided to give my body a longer break and time to relax before returning to the pitch. I love Canada and I have many friends there who always make me feel at home. I look forward to playing in Montreal again in the future. ”What could be the case in two years at the earliest, in 2020 the Rogers Cup will return to Toronto.
Federer takes more time
Roger Federer made his cancellation public earlier, the reasons read similarly. "As a team, we decided a week ago to skip Montreal, just to give me more time," Federer had said at Wimbledon. "I wish I had more time. I will take time off as long as I can. And then start again from Cincinnati. "