Shapovalov nursing knee injury, joins growing list of National Bank Open withdrawals
The Canadian Press | Posted: August 1, 2023 7:02 PM | Last Updated: August 1, 2023
Hasn't played since July 9 at Wimbledon; No. 12 Auger-Aliassime top-ranked Canadian
Canada's Denis Shapovalov is withdrawing from the National Bank Open in Toronto due to a knee injury, Tennis Canada announced Tuesday.
The 24-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., has not played since reaching the Round of 16 at Wimbledon on July 9.
Tennis Canada also announced Australia's Nick Kyrgios and Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta confirmed their withdrawals from the tournament, which runs Saturday through Aug. 13.
Finland's Emil Ruusuvuori, American J.J. Wolf and Japan's Kei Nishikori with receive automatic entry into the main draw as a result. Nishikori, however, withdrew from the Citi DC Open on Tuesday.
World No. 2 and 23-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic will also miss the tournament due to fatigue. Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz will be the top seed.
No. 12 Felix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal is the top-ranked Canadian. Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ont., Vasek Pospisil of Vernon B.C., Montreal's Gabriel Diallo and Alexis Galarneau of Laval, Que., were all awarded wild-card spots for the main draw.
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