Federer signs up for the Canadian Masters after not going to Tokyo and Nadal confirms his presence

Roger Federer already has a possible comeback date after giving up competing in the Tokyo Olympics. The Swiss tennis player could be back on the slopes August 7-15 at the National Bank Open presented by Rogers, the Canadian Masters 1,000, in Toronto.

The tournament organization has published this Monday lThe list of pre-registered for the tournament and it includes the name of Federer, Novak Djokovic and also Rafa Nadal, who will play again after being without competing since Roland Garros and giving up playing at Wimbledon and at the Tokyo Olympics. It should be remembered that Nadal has been champion of the 1,000 Masters of Canada in its last two editions (in 2020 it was not held because of the coronavirus pandemic).

In statements collected by the tournament website, Nadal confirmed his presence at the Canadian event. “I am very happy to return to Canada to play in Toronto. It is a fantastic tournament and I have played great games here. In fact, I won the last time it was played here and I would like to defend my title. in August and be back with fans in Canada and around the world. “

However Nadal will have very tough rivals to defend his title in Canada, since In addition to Djokovic and Federer, Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Dominic Thiem, Andrey Rubñev, Matteo Berrettini, Denis Shapovalov and Spaniards Pablo Carreño, Roberto Bautista and Alejandro Davidovich also appear in the pre-list. The great tennis stars will meet again in Toronto after the resignation of many figures from the Tokyo 2020 Games.