{"id":2069486,"date":"2026-07-30T18:30:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T15:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2069486"},"modified":"2026-07-30T18:30:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T15:30:20","slug":"mark-petchey-shares-his-plan-to-entice-top-players-to-enter-the-canadian-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2069486","title":{"rendered":"Mark Petchey shares his plan to entice top players to enter the Canadian Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">Mark Petchey shares his plan to entice top players to enter the Canadian Open<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/liam-mcmillen\" class=\"text-sm font-normal !text-author\"><br \/>\n                            Liam McMillen                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <time class=\"ml-3 text-sm font-normal text-info md:ml-4\" datetime=\"30 Jul 2026 7:30 PM\" data-ps-date=\"30 Jul 2026 7:30 PM\" data-ps-datetime=\"1785436220\"><br \/>\n                            30 Jul 2026 7:30 PM                        <\/time>\n                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden justify-end space-x-4 text-xl sm:flex sm:!opacity-100\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mx-auto !my-0 hidden dark:block h-6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/content\/themes\/tennis365-sportsui\/img\/png\/preferred_source_badge_dark.png\" alt=\"Add as a preferred source on Google\" width=\"76\" height=\"24\"><br \/>\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" 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                     The men&#8217;s singles draw is wide open after a couple of high-profile exits.                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Over the past few seasons, the Canadian Open has become one of, if not the, least enticing Masters events on the ATP Tour calendar.<\/p>\n<p>Novak Djokovic has shunned the event since 2018, while Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have avoided the North American event in the past two seasons.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament went from the likes of Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic, and Rafael Nadal lifting the title in 2010, compared to Alexei Popyrin and Ben Shelton winning the event in the past two years.<\/p>\n<p>There have been many theories as to why players don\u2019t attend the Canadian Open, with the two-week Masters becoming the most common argument.<\/p>\n<p>Others have argued that it makes the North American hardcourt swing simply too long for players, while the intense heat, and its proximity to Wimbledon have also been lobbied.<\/p>\n<p>No matter the reason for top players deciding not to play the North American event, something needs to change and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/mark-petchey\">Mark Petchey<\/a> believes he knows what.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Io97fYlen9M\" target=\"_blank\">The Big T Podcast<\/a>, the former coach of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/andy-murray\">Andy Murray<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/emma-raducanu\">Emma Raducanu<\/a> believes the Canadian Open should be allowed to entice players with guarantees.<\/p>\n<h2>More tennis news<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/tennis-heat-rules-player-collapses-novak-djokovic-jannik-sinner\">Is tennis putting players in danger by forcing play to continue in extreme heat?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/novak-djokovic-new-masters-event-introduced-2015-atp-tour-not-listened\">Novak Djokovic called for a new Masters event to be introduced in 2015 but the ATP Tour still have not listened<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI honestly think the only fix for Canada on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/ATP-Tour\">ATP<\/a> side is again to make a kind of separate rule for them, so that they can entice the top players with a guarantee,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhich obviously they they can\u2019t pay guarantees at the thousand level because the bonus pool has been put in there to try and protect the tournaments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not really for the players. It\u2019s to protect the tournament so they don\u2019t have to pay out more money if the top players don\u2019t play,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I\u2019m almost of the opinion that Canada feels as though it\u2019s going to be a difficult child syndrome for the ATP. And if you\u2019re going to try and help them, you almost have to loosen the purse strings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The bonus pool is dished out to the top 30 players at Masters events to players who have played eight or more of the tournaments on the ATP Tour calendar.<\/p>\n<p>The incentive fund, totalling $21.5 million, is dished out based on rankings points earned at those specific elite events. With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/jannik-sinner\">Sinner\u2019s<\/a> withdrawal, he is one tournament away from no longer allowed to be considered for the bonus pool.<\/p>\n<p>Sinner\u2019s withdrawal does mean, however, that his bonus pool earnings for the 2026 season will come with a strict 25% reduction. But the monetary value is going to mean little to Sinner, as he has acquired millions already this season.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mark Petchey shares his plan to entice top players to enter the Canadian Open Liam McMillen 30 Jul 2026 7:30 PM The men&#8217;s singles draw is wide open after a couple of high-profile exits. 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