Frances Tiafoe has branded one aspect of the new Canadian Open schedule \u201cweird and garbage\u201d ahead of the 2025 edition of the tournament.<\/p>\n
The Canadian Open has been extended from its previous one-week format to be held over 12 days starting with\u00a0this year\u2019s tournament.<\/p>\n
The singles draw for the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Canada now features 96 players compared to 56 in previous editions.\u00a0The 2025 men\u2019s event in Toronto got underway today, while the final will be played on Thursday August 7.<\/p>\n
The ATP Tour has now implemented the 12-day, 96-player format at seven of the nine Masters 1000 tournaments. Prior to the changes, seven of the nine Masters events were played over a single week and included 56 players.<\/p>\n
Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic and Jack Draper are among the host of stars who pulled out of the Canadian Open<\/a>.<\/p>\n In a press conference, Tiafoe<\/a> made his feelings clear on the new format being adopted at the Canadian Open and slammed the Thursday final date.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is what it is. I like that it\u2019s a bit shorter than Madrid, Rome. Weird because the final is on a Thursday. That\u2019s garbage,\u201d said the world No 11.<\/p>\n ATP Tour News<\/p>\n How many points will Sinner, Zverev, Shelton, Popyrin drop at 2025 Canadian Open?<\/a><\/p>\n ATP Canadian Open draw: Fritz and Shelton in same half, Zverev faces stumbling blocks<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cBut, I mean, I think it\u2019s going to be great. It\u2019s going to be a lot of fun. I love the city of Toronto. My girlfriend\u2019s from there. Then I\u2019ve got a lot of friends in the league from there, so I\u2019m going to be set up, have a good time.<\/p>\n \u201cBut yeah, I mean, I guess I\u2019m ready to get going and see how that goes. The 10-day events are tough, but I think it will be easier since I\u2019m so close to the States. Something goes wrong, I\u2019m a quick flight home.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not like when I\u2019m stuck in Europe and playing on red clay and people speaking different languages and s\u2014. It\u2019s better to kind of be in the States, so for sure, I\u2019m really happy. Hopefully put up some good results going into the Open. That\u2019s kind of what matters.\u201d<\/p>\n