Italian Open: How Many Players Have Withdrawn Across ATP & WTA So Far?
The clay season’s grand crescendo arrives with the Italian Open, as Rome prepares for a two-week spectacle starting May 5 for the women and May 6 for the men, culminating on finals weekend, May 16 and 17. Yet even before the first ball is struck, the tournament has been rocked by a wave of absences, with more than 10 combined WTA and ATP stars withdrawing.
Tennis - ATP Masters 1000 - Italian Open - Foro Italico, Rome, Italy - May 9, 2021 General view inside the stadium during the match REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane ©REUTERS The clay season’s grand crescendo arrives with the Italian Open , as Rome prepares for a two-week spectacle starting May 5 for the women and May 6 for the men, culminating on finals weekend, May 16 and 17. Yet even before the first ball is struck, the tournament has been rocked by a wave of absences, with more than 10 combined WTA and ATP stars withdrawing. The stage is set, but the field already carries the scars of a season demanding too much, too soon.
The number of withdrawals from the 2026 Italian Open has climbed to 13 across both the men’s and women’s singles draws , raising concerns before the tournament begins. By Thursday, 10 players had already pulled out of the combined ATP/WTA 1000 event, with major names affected across both tours. Among the biggest absentees are Carlos Alcaraz, Taylor Fritz, and Jack Draper, all of whom withdrew due to injury concerns.
Alcaraz and Fritz were expected to be seeded second and seventh, respectively, in Rome, making their withdrawals particularly significant. Draper, currently ranked No. 28, has been ruled out with a knee injury, and he would not have been seeded anyway due to an impending drop in rankings.
Tennis – ATP Masters 1000 – Italian Open – Foro Italico, Rome, Italy – General view during the match between Ukraine’s Dayana Yastremska and Italy’s Camila Giorgi Pool via REUTERS/Riccardo Antimiani Holger Rune is also absent, as he continues his recovery from an Achilles injury and prepares for a comeback at the Hamburg Open . The withdrawal list has since grown with Reilly Opelka and Raphael Collignon becoming the latest ATP players to exit the event. Their replacements, along with others, have reshaped the draw, with Sebastian Ofner replacing Alcaraz, Zachary Svajda stepping in for Fritz, and Hamad Medjedovic filling in for Draper.
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