Sabalenka withdraws from Montreal Open, has suffered defeat in Wimbledon final
Sabalenka lost to Amanda Anisimova in the Wimbledon semi-finals. The Montreal Open will start on July 27. By not participating here, Sabalenka can return to the Cincinnati Open in early August. After this, the first round of the US Open will start on August 24. Sabalenka wants some time to prepare for this.
Belarus' Arina Sabalenka, who fell in the semi-finals of the 2025 Wimbledon, has pulled out of the Montreal Open. In doing so, she has chosen additional rest ahead of training for the US Open.
US Open 2019 champion Sabalenka said, I am looking forward to entering the North American hard-court tournament, but to give myself the best success this season, I have decided that it is in my best interest to stay out of Montreal.
Sabalenka lost to Amanda Anisimova in the Wimbledon semi-finals. The Montreal Open starts on July 27. By skipping here, Sabalenka can return to the Cincinnati Open in early August. Then the first round of the US Open will begin on August 24.
10th-ranked Paula Badosa also withdrew from the Montreal Open because of injury. Caty McNally and Moyuka Uchijima replaced Sabalenka and Badosa in the Montreal Open main draw.
Canada's Eugenie Bouchard will retire from tennis after the Montreal Open. Bouchard reached the Wimbledon final in 2014 and the semi-finals in two other Grand Slams. Tennis Canada said that Bouchard will play in Montreal later this month and then end her career.
Tennis Canada has also clarified that 31-year-old Bouchard will be given a wild-card entry in this tournament to be held in her hometown. Meanwhile, Bouchard posted pictures of her game on the internet media and wrote, "The end is where it all started, Montreal."
