Tennis returns to Canada, from August 5 to 14 the Canadian Masters 1,000 will be played, both for the men’s circuit (ATP) and for the women’s circuit (WTA), although this year the venues are divided again. The tennis players will go to Montreal while the tennis players will go to Toronto.
Tournament to which Rafa Nadal will not go, to continue recovering from his discomfort, and which serves as a preview and preparation for the US Open, from August 29 to September 11. PBut this Canadian Masters also has another name by which it is known, Rogers Cup.
This name of Rogers Cup is due to the sponsor that has the tournament itself, National Bank Open presented by Rogers, which is an organizer of events. The tournament itself belongs to Tennis Canada, which is the national federation for the sport in the country, which owns this tennis tournament and is presented by Rogers events in both Toronto and Montreal. What they want to achieve with this is to promote sport in the country.
The agreement was signed in 2021, for the third oldest tournament, after the US Open and Wimbledon, and will be for 10 years. “The values of our two organizations complement each other and we have a mutual desire to inspire a nation through sport and we share a vision of what we want for this tournament, which already benefits from an excellent reputation, both for ATP players and WTA and for our clients”, said Eugène Lapierre, General Director of the Montreal tournament.
