What will happen for just the fifth time in history at the Canadian Open this year

Following the conclusion of the Washington Open, the Canadian Open, an ATP Masters 1000 event, will get underway in Toronto.

The competition is the first of two Masters series in the build-up to the US Open, followed by the Cincinnati Open.

At this year’s tournament, two home hopes will bid farewell to the tennis world, after Eugenie Bouchard and Vasek Pospisil announced their retirement from the sport.

Several big names have pulled out of the Canadian Open, with Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic withdrawing, as well as Carlos Alcaraz and Jack Draper.

Multiple confirmed no-shows have meant something will happen in Toronto for just the fifth time in history.

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History to be made at the Canadian Open this year

Since the inception of the format in 1990, there have only been four occasions where no former Grand Slam champions have featured in the top eight seeds at an ATP Masters 1000 event.

At the 2025 Canadian Open, without Djokovic, Sinner or Alcaraz, it will happen for a fifth time.

ATP Masters 1000 events with no Grand Slam winners in the top eight seeds:

Appearing at the Masters tournament is Daniil Medvedev, who is a former major winner, but is seeded 10th.

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The only other active Grand Slam champions on the tour are Stan Wawrinka and Marin Cilic; however, neither will play in Toronto.

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The top eight seeds at this year’s Canadian Open

Alexander Zverev, Taylor Fritz, Lorenzo Musetti and Ben Shelton will make up seeds one through four, all of whom have reached at least a Grand Slam semi-final.

Both Shelton and Musetti are looking to clinch their first Masters 1000 crown.

Seeds five to eight are Holger Rune, Andrey Rublev, Frances Tiafoe and Casper Ruud.

Ruud has come close to winning a major on several occasions, having made the French Open final in both 2022 and 2023, and the US Open final in 2022.

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