Overview
- World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka cited fatigue from a demanding hard-court swing—including semifinal runs at Wimbledon and Berlin and titles in Madrid and Miami—when she withdrew from Montreal.
- Her vacancy and Paula Badosa’s psoas injury opened main-draw spots that were filled by Caty McNally and Moyuka Uchijima.
- Paula Badosa will be sidelined for several weeks as she recovers from a psoas injury ahead of the US Open.
- After Montreal, Sabalenka will defend her Cincinnati title in August as her only US Open tune-up.
- Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard will retire from professional tennis after making her final appearance at her hometown event in Montreal.