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Carlos Alcaraz Among One of Four Big Names To Have Withdrawn From the 2025 National Bank Open – Why Has the Spaniard Pulled Out of the Masters 1000 Event?

Alcaraz will miss the National Bank Open event for the second year running

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The rigours of the professional tennis tour are quite taxing, especially in the middle of the season with back-to-back high-profile events featuring on both the ATP and WTA calendar, along with the most grueling of them all, the Grand Slams.

As a result of this, players are often forced to withdraw from major events due to various reasons, despite their intentions of doing so. Take, for example, the upcoming 2025 National Bank Open beginning on July 26th, where as many as four top players from the ATP circuit have pulled out.

The 2025 National Bank Open, which is scheduled to run for a period of twelve days for the first time, has already seen the withdrawals of the 2025 Wimbledon Champion, Jannik Sinner, along with Novak Djokovic and Jack Draper, while Alcaraz also joins them in skipping the event.

Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from Toronto.

He's scheduled to return in Cincinnati.

Excited to see him back on the hardcourts.

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— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) July 20, 2025

Why Has Alcaraz Withdrawn From the 2025 National Bank Open?

Alcaraz’s withdrawal from the North American Hard Court swing’s first Masters 1000 event is a result of the already taxing season he has been a part of this year. The Spaniard kicked off his season in Melbourne with a run to the quarterfinals at the 2025 Australian Open.

Since then, the world number 2 has already played in 11 more tournaments, including a grueling clay court season in which he won the Monte Carlo Masters and the Italian Open, while making the final at Barcelona.

He then pulled off consecutive wins at Roland Garros, transitioning from clay to grass to win at Queens, before making the final at Wimbledon. That is a grand total of 54 singles matches on three different surfaces.

With the final major of the year coming up in just a little over a month, the North American hard court swing provides players with ideal tune-up events. However, the tennis calendar is heavily packed all year long, and players are required to take sufficient amounts of rest for their bodies to recover and to limit injury concerns, especially when being part of several difficult matches toward the end of tournaments.

Alcaraz’s Schedule for the Remainder of 2025

Taking ample rest before the start of the US Open, set to begin toward the end of August, will be the primary focus for the 22-year-old. His withdrawal from Toronto now means that he is scheduled to play next at this year’s Cincinnati Open, which will take place from August 7 to August 18.

After Cincinnati, the 5-time Slam-winner still has six more events as per his current schedule. In September, Alcaraz is set to feature in the Laver Cup and the Japan Open. October will be the pair of Masters 1000 events in Shanghai and Paris, while the ATP Finals in November is where he will end his season in 2025.

Alcaraz will be bidding for his sixth major at Flushing Meadows this year and will be looking to lift his second US Open after his first win in 2022. The intense competition at the top, with several talented players and the hectic calendar, puts quite a bit of stress on players. Yet, it is amazing how they are able to put in their best day in and day out.

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