Matteo Berrettini And Grigor Dimitrov Withdraw From 2025 Canadian Open

The ATP section of the 2025 Canadian Open has been further weakened by the withdrawals of Matteo Berrettini and Grigor Dimitrov.

On Sunday, Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, and Novak Djokovic all withdrew from the Masters 1000 tournament that begins on Sunday. Losing the three most significant names in men's tennis during the last few years was a devastating blow.

That makes it even more critical for the event to keep as many other notable players as possible. Sadly, organizers have not made a great start after two of the best players to watch on the ATP Tour also withdrew.

Matteo Berrettini returned at the 2025 Wimbledon Championships after being out of the 2025 French Open because of an abdominal injury that he sustained at the 2025 Italian Open against Casper Ruud.

The 2021 Wimbledon runner-up lost to Kamil Majchrzak in five sets at SW19. Berrettini has since been on the sidelines again because that problem has not fully healed. That prevented him from defending his titles at the 2025 Swiss Open in Gstaad and the 2025 Kitzbuhel Open.

Berrettini will now miss the first 1000-level event before the 2025 US Open because of his physical issue. At this stage, no timeline has been given for the 29-year-old's return, with his next scheduled tournament at the 2025 Cincinnati Open.

Grigor Dimitrov remains absent from the ATP Tour because of the pectoral muscle injury he sustained at Wimbledon. That moment was arguably the saddest and gut-wrenching moment of the 2025 season.

The Bulgarian led Sinner 6-3, 7-5, 2-2 in their quarterfinal, and was outplaying the ATP world No. 1 with a combination of powerful serving, accurate forehands, and disrupting Sinner's rhythm with his slice backhand.

Despite the Italian's resilience and his going on to win the title, his recovery from that position seemed very unlikely. Dimitrov then suddenly fell to the ground in agony after serving an ace to start the fifth game of the third set.

After talking to the physio for a few minutes, a tearful Dimitrov retired from the match. In an on-court interview afterward, Sinner said he did consider it a win and was devastated for the 34-year-old.

That was Dimitrov's fifth consecutive retirement at a Grand Slam. He had already broken the record with four consecutive retirements, but that horrifying moment at Wimbledon extended that even further.

Unsurprisingly, Dimitrov is not ready to return yet. Many doubt whether the 2017 ATP Finals champion will be back before 2026, but many players have recovered from injuries quicker than expected.

Berrettini and Dimitrov's withdrawals deplete the field even further. Alexander Zverev, who has been linked to a possible partnership with Rafael Nadal and Toni Nadal, will be the top seed in Toronto if he does not withdraw from the tournament.

Zverev spoke at Wimbledon about struggling with his mental health and withdrew from the recent Swiss Open for personal reasons. He was practicing on hard courts at the Rafa Nadal Academy on hard courts with Toni, and looks set to appear in Toronto.