Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams and Others Who Are Missing at Rogers Cup 2021

It’s time for the US Open Series to begin and we have the Rogers Cup beginning soon. However, there are a handful of prominent names that are going to be absent from the upcoming event. Players such as Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Naomi Osaka will not be seen in Montreal. 

Roger Federer was the latest to pull out of the event as he still continues to recover from the knee injury. On the other hand, Djokovic has been playing a number of tournaments and towards the end of the Olympic Games, he did end up injuring his shoulder. 

Tennis – A Day at the Drive Exhibition – Memorial Drive Tennis Club, Adelaide, Australia – January 29, 2021 Japan’s Naomi Osaka with Serena Williams of the U.S. at A Day at The Drive REUTERS/Morgan Sette

Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka head the list of players missing

The Japanese star has pulled out of the event too. American legend Serena Williams is skipping the event too after she twisted her ankle badly during the Wimbledon Championships. Moving further on, Austrian star Dominic Thiem will not be seen at the Masters 1000 event. 

World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty will not be seen at this tournament along with Venus Williams. Olympic gold medalist Alexander Zverev has decided to skip the tournament too. 

Reflecting on the tournament, although there is a list of absentees, there are still many top players who will grace the vent by their presence. Stars like Rafael Nadal, Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas will be fighting it out for the ultimate prize. 

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 13: (L-R) Dominic Thiem of Austria shakes hands with Alexander Zverev of Germany after winning their Men’s Singles final match on Day Fourteen of the 2020 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 13, 2020 in the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

On the other hand, players like Aryna Sabalenka, Elina Svitolina, Garbine Muguruza will be seen competing against each other in the women’s draw. The tournament begins on the 7th of August and will end on the 15th of August. We wish all the players a successful tournament and hope to see the ones absent on the court soon. 

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— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) August 5, 2021

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