Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic withdraw from the Canadian Open, a Masters 1000 event, leading to calls for changes to the tournament’s scheduling. According to the tournament director, the issue is the “demanding schedule” faced by players. The director says the current demands placed on athletes need to be reassessed, implying that participation decisions by top players reflect the difficulty of balancing commitments across events. While the reports focus on the director’s remarks about the schedule, they do not provide additional detail on the reasons for either player’s withdrawal. The withdrawals arrive ahead of the tournament, raising practical questions about the draw and how organizers plan match scheduling around late changes to player availability. Across the two outlets, the core points remain the same: both Sinner and Djokovic are absent, and the tournament’s leadership points to the burden of the calendar as a factor that should be addressed.