Toronto Masters 1000 tennis tourney being decimated by the Olympics UPDATE

[marmar]

Last edited Fri Aug 3, 2012, 03:35 PM - Edit history (1)

Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the 2012 Toronto Masters due to ongoing knee tendonitis.

Nadal is a two-time winning of the Canadian Masters (or the Rogers Cup as it is otherwise known).

The Spaniard's first success at the tournament came back in 2005 when as a teenager, most were dismissing him as merely a clay-court player. However, Nadal proved he could cut it on the faster hard courts, beating a 35-year-old Andre Agassi in the final.

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David Ferrer, Fernando Verdasco and Gael Monfils have already confirmed they will not be taking part. ..............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.crunchsports.com/category/Tennis/Rafael-Nadal-withdraws-from-Toronto-Masters-due-to-knee-injury-201208030028/


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UPDATE

World No. 1 Roger Federer has withdrawn from the Rogers Cup in Toronto.

Because of Federer’s withdrawal, Canada’s Milos Raonic now moves into the No. 16 seed position and will receive a first-round bye.

The draw to determine first-round match-ups will take place Saturday.

The Rogers Cup runs from Saturday through Aug. 12 at the Rexall Centre in Toronto. ...............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.thestar.com/sports/tennis/article/1236732--rogers-cup-tennis-no-1-roger-federer-pulls-out-of-tournament

[joeybee12]

1. Djoker won it last year, I believe...

So he has lots of points to defend right after the Olympics.

[marmar]

2. updated

[joeybee12]

3. Well, Djoker has time to get there, I think...

Roger, no. You'd think they could move it back by a week.