(Reuters) -World number two Carlos Alcaraz has joined the list of big names skipping next week's Canadian Open in Toronto with the Spaniard saying he needs to focus on recovering from muscle issues after losing to Jannik Sinner in the Wimbledon final.

World number two Carlos Alcaraz has been forced to withdraw from the Canadian ATP Masters 1000 event to recover following Wimbledon, organisers said.

Carlos Alcaraz has announced his withdrawal from the Canadian Open, amidst a day marked by a mass exodus of tennis players from the tournament. The news was recently reported by Marca, which states that Alcaraz also decided to pull out of Toronto due to the demanding physical overload of recent times.