After the Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games, the ball village will return to the tournaments of ATP Tour. At the end of August, the last Grand Slam of the year is the US Open will officially start. Therefore, the current players are attending the tournaments running on the hard ground.
Before the US Open took place, in August there will be two important tournaments in the Masters 1000 category. The first tournament is the Rogers Cup, also known as Canadian Open, held in Montreal and Toronto (Canada) from July 9 to July 16. This is the 140th year of the tournament.
Currently, the reigning champion of the men's singles is Rafael Nadal. In 2019, the 'King of the Play Car' excelled in defeating Daniil Medvedev to win the championship. This is also the fourth time Rafa crowned in this tournament.
Meanwhile, the Bianca AndreScu is the defending champion in the women's singles. In the final two years ago, the Canadian star surpassed Serena Williams to be crowned.
>>> Tennis results Rogers Cup 2021the latest Canadian Open tennis tournament
This year, Rogers Cup Single content will include 48 players participating in the competition. In particular, there are 16 players ranked seeds, with the top 8 seeds will be exempted from the first round. Rafael Nadal will of course be the most awaited name in the men's singles content. In addition, Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas or Andrey RubleV also attracted a lot of attention.
Meanwhile, in the women's singles, both the leader of the WTA rankings Naomi Osaka and Ashleigh Barty did not attend. Therefore, the expectation will be placed in Aryna Sabalenka, Bianca AndreScu or Simona Halep. Similar to male content, the top 8 female seed players are also exempt from the first round.
Thethao.vn will update the Rogers Cup 2021 schedule every day to readers.
The Rogers Cup 2021 men's schedule today is August 16
