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class=\"flex items-center space-x-3 border-b border-mobile-caption px-3 lg:border-caption\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Alexander Zverev with inset of Novak Djokovic                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>The debate around the high-profile withdrawals from the Canadian Open continues, and some have suggested the tournament should offer bigger bonuses to those who compete.<\/p>\n<p>But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/alexander-zverev\">Alexander Zverev<\/a> is of the opinion that more money won\u2019t make a difference to the biggest stars \u2013 especially tennis great Novak Djokovic \u2013 \u201cwon\u2019t care\u201d about an additional bonus.<\/p>\n<p>For the second year in a row, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/canadian-open-withdrawal-list-top-20-player-joins-carlos-alcaraz-and-jannik-sinner-by-pulling-out\">Djokovic, Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> won\u2019t play at the Canadian Open with the former two opting to skip the tournament while the latter is still recovering from injury.<\/p>\n<p>Djokovic and Alcaraz were also absent in 2024 as the event clashed with the Paris Olympics although it is highly debatable if the 24-time Grand Slam winner would have played as his last appearance at the tournament was back in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Some believe one way to counter the problem is to offer players more money for signing up for the event, but Zverev insists that is not a solution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s the way it is right now. I mean, it\u2019s not rocket science. We get bonuses at the end of the year if we play all nine Masters,\u201d he pointed out.<\/p>\n<h2>ATP News<\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/carlos-alcaraz-canadian-open-boost-which-helps-his-chances-of-winning-the-title\">Carlos Alcaraz handed Cincinnati Open boost which helps his chances of winning the title<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/novak-djokovic-radical-change-tennis-which-could-help-him-win-a-grand-slam\">Novak Djokovic calls for radical change to tennis which could help him win a Grand Slam<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The reigning French Open champion was then asked \u201cSomething bigger maybe, something more important so that players actually care, like Novak would come?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He replied: \u201cYou think Novak will care if he gets a bigger bonus? I think the guy has \u2013 I mean, if I would have to guess, the guy is north of 400 million in his bank account, and so I\u2019m not sure he would care about 50,000 more or less.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some have also proposed that players get docked ranking points when they skip events, but again Zverev was having none of it as he believes the extended Masters 1000 format makes it difficult for players to compete at all events.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think he cares about his ranking either. I honestly don\u2019t think so,\u201d he said. \u201cBut what do you want? Do you want us to drop in rankings if we don\u2019t play?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHonestly, if everything goes to the old and we would play one-week Masters events, yeah, we can talk about it, but if you\u2019re forcing us to be away for two and a half, three weeks during Grand Slams and the same then goes for Masters events, you can\u2019t force us to play. Sorry, that\u2019s nonsense.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the end of the day, if you play all nine Masters, you get a bonus at the end of the year. So there is that to it as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alexander Zverev counters \u2018nonsense\u2019 rule change suggestion by saying Novak Djokovic \u2018doesn\u2019t care\u2019 Shahida Jacobs 04 Aug 2026 8:45 AM Alexander Zverev with inset of Novak Djokovic The debate around the high-profile withdrawals from the Canadian Open continues, and some have suggested the tournament should offer bigger bonuses to those who compete. 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